Byzantium
There are 1517 items in Byzantium:
Pharsalus
Pharsalus: Greek town in Thessaly, well-known for the famous battle in 48 BCE in which the Roman general Julius Caesar defeated his opponent Pompey the Great. …Philadelphia (Amman)
Philadelphia: orginal capital of the Ammonites, city in the Ptolemaic Empire, one of the towns in the Decapolis, modern Amman (Jordan).Prehistory and Iron Age …
Philadelphia, Citadel, Byzantine Church |
Philippi
Philippi: town in eastern Macedonia, founded by king Philip II, famous for the double battle in 42 BCE that marked the end of the Roman republic.Beginnings …
Philippi, Episcopal Palace |
Philippi, Forum |
Philippi, Weight with the portrait of Empress Eudoxia I |
Philippopolis (Plovdiv)
Philippopolis (Greek Φιλιππούπολις): city in Thrace, founded by king Philip of Macedonia; important town in the Roman province of Thrace; border town in the Byzantine Empire.Origins …Phocas
Phocas: emperor of the East-Roman (Byzantine) empire (r. 602-610). Phocas Dates: 547: birth 23 November 602: recognized as emperor 5 October 610: natural death Successor of:…
Phocas |
Phoenix
Phoenix: mythological bird from Egypt. The Egyptian mythology and its Greek interpretations must be distinguished. Purple heron In Egyptian mythology, the bird…Piazza Armerina
Piazza Armerina: Sicilian town, site of the famous Roman villa of Casale, once the palace of the emperor Maximian (r.285-305 and 306-308). …