Simeon I of Bulgaria — Infobox Monarch | name =Simeon I title =Tsar of the Bulgarians and the Byzantines caption =Anonymous seal of Simeon I reign =893 ndash;27 May 927 coronation = predecessor =Vladimir successor =Peter I consort =two, names unknown issue = see below… … Wikipedia
Renier of Montferrat — (1162 ndash;1183; in Italian, Ranieri di Monferrato) was the fifth son of William V of Montferrat and Judith of Babenberg. He became son in law of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos and Caesar in 1180, and was later murdered in a Byzantine… … Wikipedia
Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= Byzantine Bulgarian Wars caption= Clockwise from right: The battle of Anchialus; Khan Omurtag; The Emperors of Bulgaria and Byzantium negotiate for peace; Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas. date= 680 1355 place=… … Wikipedia
Constantine V — Emperor (q.v.) from 741 775; ruthless proponent of Iconoclasm (q.v.) and military campaigner. His reign had scarcely begun when Artabasdos (q.v.), strategos of the Armeniakon (qq.v.), revolted, seizing Constantinople (q.v.) and restoring the… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Great Palace — The official imperial residence in Constantinople (q.v.), situated east of the Hippodrome (q.v.), to which its residential wing, the Palace of Daphne, was connected. The Augustaion (q.v.) was situated on its north side, where the palace s main … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Romanos III Argyros — Emperor (q.v.) from 1028 1034, succeeding Constantine VIII (q.v.). He held the prestigious office of eparch of the city (q.v.), and by marrying Constantine VIII s daughter Zoe (q.v.) he established a connection with the Macedonian dynasty (q.v … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Stephen the Younger — Iconodule (q.v.) saint martyred in 764 during the reign of Constantine V (q.v.). Stephen was a leader of monastic opposition to the emperor s Iconoclastic (qq.v.) policy, and his refusal to accept the decrees of the synod of Hiera (754)… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Tafur, Pero — Spanish traveler whose travel journal provides rich details of his trip to the Crimea (q.v.) in 1436 1439. He describes Constantinople (q.v.) as sparsely populated, its citizens reduced to poverty, and the Blachernai (q.v.) palace in a ruinous … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
ВЛАХЕРНЫ — [греч. αἱ Βλαχερναί], район сев. зап. части К поля и его пригородов на юж. берегу бухты Золотой Рог; одно из мест особого почитания Пресв. Богородицы. В античную эпоху это место славилось целебными источниками. Возможно, уже в IV нач. V в. во… … Православная энциклопедия
