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Barbarians and Byzantine Successors to Rome

Read about the Germanic invasions of Europe.

http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/firsteuro/invas.html

( http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/firsteuro/invas.html )
Find out about the remnants of the Roman Empire.

http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch26.htm

( http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch26.htm )
Byzantium

"Byzantium: Byzantine Studies on the Internet" presents a comprehensive set of resources on the Byzantine Empire.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/index.html

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/index.html )
Read this introduction to Byzantium, or Constantinople.

http://byzantium.seashell.net.nz/articlemain.php?artid=intro

( http://byzantium.seashell.net.nz/articlemain.php?artid=intro )
Find out about Constantinople and the fall of Rome.

http://www.mrdowling.com/702-constantinople.html

( http://www.mrdowling.com/702-constantinople.html )
See this description of the founding of Constantinople.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/sozomen-constantinople1.html

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/sozomen-constantinople1.html )
Read Steven Kreis's lecture on the Byzantine civilization.

http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture17b.html

( http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture17b.html )
Visit the Byzantine Gallery and view the exhibitions.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/images.html

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/images.html )
Find out more about Byzantine studies.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/ )
Explore the subject of Byzantine medicine.

http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/historical/artifacts/antiqua/byzant...

( http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/historical/artifacts/antiqua/byzant... )
Find out about the plague of 542 CE in Byzantium.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/542procopius-plague.html

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/542procopius-plague.html )
Read the description of the Emperor Justinian.

http://www.roman-emperors.org/justinia.htm

( http://www.roman-emperors.org/justinia.htm )
Find out more about Emperor Justinian's wife, Theodora.

http://www.roman-emperors.org/dora.htm

( http://www.roman-emperors.org/dora.htm )
See this critical commentary on Byzantine art as propaganda.

http://traumwerk.stanford.edu/philolog/2006/01/byzantine_art_as_propaganda_ju.html

( http://traumwerk.stanford.edu/philolog/2006/01/byzantine_art_as_propaganda_ju.html )
Browse these Justinian Codes of Justice from Byzantium.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/535institutes.html

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/535institutes.html )
Explore the subject of iconoclasm in the Byzantine civilization.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconoclasm

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconoclasm )
Read John of Damascus's defense of icons from 730 CE.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/johndam-icons.html

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/johndam-icons.html )
Learn a bit about the life of Anna Comnena.

http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine5.html

( http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine5.html )
Medieval Sourcebook presents Anna Comnena's Alexiad.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/AnnaComnena-Alexiad.html

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/AnnaComnena-Alexiad.html )
Other Women's Voices presents online and offline resources pertaining to Anna Comnena's life and works.

http://home.infionline.net/~ddisse/comnena.html

( http://home.infionline.net/~ddisse/comnena.html )
Read this "Chronicle of The 4th Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople."

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/villehardouin.html

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/villehardouin.html )
Early Medieval West

Georgetown University presents "The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies."

http://www8.georgetown.edu/departments/medieval/labyrinth/

( http://www8.georgetown.edu/departments/medieval/labyrinth/ )
NetSERF is "The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources."

http://www.netserf.org/

( http://www.netserf.org/ )
Fordham University presents the Internet Medieval Sourcebook.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html )
See this overview of the periods of the Middle Ages.

http://open-site.org/Society/History/By_Time_Period/The_Middle_Ages_-_5th_to_15th_Centuri...

( http://open-site.org/Society/History/By_Time_Period/The_Middle_Ages_-_5th_to_15th_Centuri... )
Read these descriptions for each period of the Middle Ages.

http://www.knowledge4africa.co.za/worldhistory/middle-ages00.htm

( http://www.knowledge4africa.co.za/worldhistory/middle-ages00.htm )
Discover the world of the Vikings, the invaders from the north.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/ )
Read about Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance.

http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture20b.html

( http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture20b.html )
Review the history of the life of Charlemagne with this timeline and accompanying maps.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/einhard.html

( http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/einhard.html )
See this introduction to The Song of Roland at Wikipedia. This High Middle Ages chanson de geste is rooted in the folklore and mythology of the world of Charlemagne.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_Roland

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_Roland )
Read the background information in this "Roland Study Guide."

http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/eng251/rolandstudy.htm

( http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/eng251/rolandstudy.htm )
Review this critical essay about Holy War in The Song of Roland.

http://surj.stanford.edu/archives/2003-04HolyWar.html

( http://surj.stanford.edu/archives/2003-04HolyWar.html )
Lynn H. Nelson writes on "The Carolingian Renaissance" and Alcuin.

http://www.the-orb.net/textbooks/nelson/vedastus.html

( http://www.the-orb.net/textbooks/nelson/vedastus.html )
Explore these resources for the study of Beowulf.

http://www.heorot.dk/beo-links.html

( http://www.heorot.dk/beo-links.html )
Wikipedia presents Hrotsvitha.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrotsvitha

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrotsvitha )
Other Women's Voices provides a collection of resources devoted to Hrotsvitha.

http://home.infionline.net/~ddisse/hrotsvit.html

( http://home.infionline.net/~ddisse/hrotsvit.html )
Medieval Life, Art, Architecture, Music, & Technology

Hellenic Macedonia presents "Everyday Life in Byzantium."

http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/HellenicMacedonia/en/D2.html

( http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/HellenicMacedonia/en/D2.html )
Explore Byzantium offers an array of resources devoted to life in the Byzantine world.

http://byzantium.seashell.net.nz/

( http://byzantium.seashell.net.nz/ )
Peruse this evolving "Bibliography on Byzantine Material Culture."

http://www.univie.ac.at/byzantine/

( http://www.univie.ac.at/byzantine/ )
Art History Resources on the Web presents Byzantine and early medieval art and architecture resources.

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHlateantiquity.html

( http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHlateantiquity.html )
Art History Resources on the Web presents Byzantine and early medieval art and architecture resources.

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHmedieval.html

( http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHmedieval.html )
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents Byzantine art and "The Glory of Byzantium."

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/byza/hd_byza.htm

( http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/byza/hd_byza.htm )
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents Byzantine art and "The Glory of Byzantium."

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Byzantium/byzhome.html

( http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Byzantium/byzhome.html )
Explore these numerous images of Byzantine art and architecture, including the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna.

http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/medieval/byzart.html

( http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/medieval/byzart.html )
Procopius gives a contemporary account of Hagia Sophia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia )
Hagia-sophia.net presents information and images pertaining to Hagia Sophia.

http://www.hagia-sophia.net/

( http://www.hagia-sophia.net/ )
Sacred Destinations presents an interactive floor plan of Hagia Sophia.

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-hagia-sophia-floor-plan.html

( http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-hagia-sophia-floor-plan.html )
The Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul presents images of Hagia Sophia.

http://www.rel.gr/photo/thumbnails.php?album=5

( http://www.rel.gr/photo/thumbnails.php?album=5 )
The Mosaic Art Source Blog presents the mosaics of Hagia Sophia.

http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/category/mosaic/mosaic-resources/mosaic-travel/hagia...

( http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/category/mosaic/mosaic-resources/mosaic-travel/hagia... )
Peruse this site on icon painting, which includes a brief section on the Virgin of Vladimir.

http://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/frame1.html

( http://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/frame1.html )
Peruse this site on icon painting, which includes a brief section on the Virgin of Vladimir.

http://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/byzant.html#Vladimir

( http://tars.rollins.edu/Foreign_Lang/Russian/byzant.html#Vladimir )
Alison Stones presents images of medieval art and architecture.

http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/medart/index.html

( http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/medart/index.html )
Wikipedia presents Charlemagne's Palace of Aachen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Aachen

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Aachen )
Tour a medieval castle and visit castles from various countries in Castles on the Web.

http://www.castlesontheweb.com/

( http://www.castlesontheweb.com/ )
Read this introduction to the "Music History of the Middle Ages."

http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/middle/index.htm

( http://www.ipl.org/div/mushist/middle/index.htm )
See this introduction to medieval music from Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_music

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_music )
Read this introduction to medieval music.

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/~cyrus/ORB/orbmusic.htm

( http://www.vanderbilt.edu/~cyrus/ORB/orbmusic.htm )
NeoByzantine presents the Byzantine army and military advancements.

http://www.neobyzantine.org/byzantium/army/index.php

( http://www.neobyzantine.org/byzantium/army/index.php )







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