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Basil I dies falling off his horse during a hunting expedition.

Tags: Animals, Basil I, Byzantine emperors, Deer, Dogs, Equids, History, Horses, Human types, Hunting, Istanbul, Natural environment, Thrace, Turkey

A scene from Marcian's military campaign. The eagle is a symbol of the emperor's coronation (Marcian was the first Byzantine emperor to be crowned by the Patriarch) and of the Orthodox believers's victory over Monophysitism (Council of Chalcedon).

Tags: Byzantine emperors, Council of Chalcedon (451 CE), History, Human types, Marcian, Military campaigns, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents

Portrait of Constantine the Great.

Tags: Byzantine emperors, Constantine the Great, Costume - Hats and headwear, Portraits

View of the city of Niš (Naissus), birthplace of Constantine the Great.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bridges, Byzantine emperors, Constantine the Great, Houses, Niš / Naissus, Nišava river, Rivers, Serbia, Towers, Views

The tomb of Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos at Pammakaristos Church (today Fethiye Mosque).

Tags: Alexios I Komnenos, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine emperors, Funerary monuments, Istanbul, Pammakaristos Church / Fethiye Mosque (Fethiye Camii), Patriarchate of Constantinople, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey

Portrait of Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Paleologos.

Tags: Byzantine emperors, Istanbul, Manuel II Palaiologos, Portraits, Thrace

Portrait of Emperor Constantine I the Great, founder of Constantinople.

Tags: Byzantine emperors, Constantine the Great, Frontispieces, Istanbul, Portraits, Thrace

Byzantine Emperor.

Tags: Byzantine emperors, Costume - Hats and headwear, Istanbul, Jewellery, Portraits, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

At Meydanı square, which is buit on the site of the Byzantine Hippodrome of Constantinople. Muslim wedding procession, possibly of an Ottoman official. In the background, the obelisk of Theodosius I, and the Serpent Column (Plataean tripod) from Delphi sanctuary, which was brought to Constantinople by Constantine I.

Tags: Animals, Art and antiquities, Byzantine emperors, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Serpent column/ Plataean tripod/ Delphi tripod (Istanbul), Social sphere and everyday life, Theodosius I, Thrace, Turkey, Wedding ceremonies, Women

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