Byzantine literature facts for kids
Byzantine literature is Greek literature written during the time of the Middle Ages.
Images for kids
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An 11th-century Byzantine Gospel; its ornate presentation illustrates the decorative style employed by scholars of that age.
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A page from a 16th-century edition of the vast Byzantine encyclopaedia, the Suda.
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A Modern copy of a Byzantine Horologion, showing the daily cycle of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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The Scholar Emperor Constantine VII, being crowned by Christ.
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An illustration of the Parable of the Good Samaritan from the Rossano Gospels, believed to be the oldest surviving illustrated New Testament.
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The Troodos Mountains, from which Digenis Akritas used to jump to Asia Minor in the epic poem
See also
In Spanish: Literatura bizantina para niños
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