#the Byzantines

[baebeylik]

[berryesque]

Byzantine Miku edited by my mother

edit: mom says this is the first time she's gotten a thousand likes or comments on anything, she is @ ikonimaalari on instagram if you want to see what she usually does and also she now knows what serving cunt means

[toyastales]

A Byzantine Gold Collier with Emeralds, Sapphires, Amethysts and Pearls, from a workshop in Constantinople (late 6th-7th Century AD).

[todoga]

Well... (yeh, still posting old arts from twitter, I just wish its were here)

[rossodimarte]

Jacob wrestling with the Angel, byzantine bronze door, Monte Sant'Angelo, ca. 1070

[memories-of-ancients]

Gold earrings with glass beads, pearls, and sapphires, Byzantine, 5th-6th century AD

from The Benaki Museum, Athens

[charlesoberonn]

Shout out to Porphyrios, the whale who terrorized the waters near Constantinople for more than 50 years during the 6th century.

You'd sunk more Roman warships than most of their human enemies.

[thoodleoo]

learning medical terms as someone who knows latin is a lot of fun because when you break down the literal meanings of the words a lot of them end up being kind of goofy and ridiculous. case in point i just encountered the word cerebellulum, a diminutive of the already-diminutive word cerebellum, which would mean something along the lines of "itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny brain"

[katabay]

some other fake byzantine empire ocs! completely unrelated to the other ones, these guys are for a story focusing on the viscera of the imperial household

[theaustinstollhaus]

Byzantine history be like:

In 874 Emperor Kostalogous IV ascended to the throne after blinding sixteen nephews, and married his wife, Theodora.

However, he soon ran afoul of the Patriarch of Constantinople, Theopelagionikus, and his wife Theodora.

In 895 he was deposed by his general, Justiniapelomaxorianous II, and his wife Theodora.

This created nine new church schisms.

[the-puffinry]

birds from the Theodorias, East Church mosaics in the Qasr Libya museum, ca. 540 CE, via livius.org.

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Solidus with Licinia Eudoxia.

Period: Byzantine, Reign of Valentinian III

Date: A.D. 439

Mint: Ravenna

Medium: Gold

[chainmail-butch]

I started reading Roland Betancourt's Byzantine Intersectionality because it has a chapter on transwomen, but it turns out that the book is heavily focused on transmasculinity and race in the Byzantine world.

Specifically I wanted to show you this discussion on artistic representation of top surgery and the likelihood that this actually represents top surgery.

Anyway this is really fucking cool

[artist-ellen]

The Wedding of Rhaenyra and Daemon

I need all the love for this one because I super-focused on it for over half a day without pause. What sleep schedule? I had the unstoppable urge to draw these two menaces. If you want me to make more things like this the endorphin rush of positive feedback will need to be stellar XD. Second bird with this stone is that I actually drew an unprompted man for the HotD series. Can’t be getting too predictable with only pretty ladies.

For this redesign I wanted to reference and build off of Rhaenyra's Heir outfit. So while it's not exactly the same they should feel like they are pulling more from the "ancient Valyerian" (Byzantine-esque) fashion than the styles that Alicent is currently wearing in court. Extra points if you an spot the references to Empress Theodora (again + her Emperor). Oh and because I make the rules in these redesigns: Corlys is Black and Rhaenyra isn't Hollywood sized. I can pull from the books and the show as I please! So I wanted to include her long single plait (styled after a previous Queen) and her generous curves in these post-time jump illustrations.

I am the artist! Do not post without permission & credit! Thank you! Come visit me over on: instagram, tiktok or check out my coloring book available now \ („• ֊ •„) /

https://linktr.ee/ellen.artistic

[blueiscoool]

Byzantine Gold Necklace with Amethyst Beads Byzantine, 6th century A.D. Gold and Amethyst

[celestial-fang]

Been interested in Byzantine and Ottoman history lately!