In the sixteenth century when Francis I the humanist king and benefactor of Leonardo da Vinci ruled France, one of the greatest Turkish Sultans, Suleyman the Magnificent, sat upon the throne of the Ottoman Empire. Although the two leaders were separated by religion, culture and …
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This dissertation explores the significance of a concept known as yphos among the last remaining psaltes (chanters) of the millennium-old tradition at the Patriarchal church of Constantinople, in Istanbul, Turkey. Collaborating with Stilianos Floikos, the youngest--and possibly …
This thesis provides an analytical presentation of the situation of the Greek Church of Cyprus, the Morea and Constantinople during the earlier part of the Frankish Era (1196-1303). It examines the establishment of the Latin Church in Constantinople, Cyprus and Achaea and it att…
This dissertation brings together for the first time the complete corpus of floor mosaics from Istanbul, from thirteen sites, dating from the second to the sixth century C.E. This is also the first systematic and contextual study of this mostly unpublished material. The corpus i…
The monastery tou Libos is one of the most important imperial foundations to survive in Constantinople. The earlier church, dedicated to Theotokos Panachrantos, was erected in the early tenth century by Constantine Lips, a high military official of the imperial army. At the end …
This dissertation deals with the testimony of John of Ephesus as a source for the history of Constantinople in the sixth century. John's passages which are concerned with the capital are dispersed within his extant works and within his works which were recycled by other Syriac-w…