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Saint Olaf & The Virgin Mary: The Patron Saints of the Varangian Guard https://t.co/L2vWPzMxzl
When Eric I of Denmark travelled to Jerusalem on pilgrimage, the king stopped at Constantinople to rest & acquire ships for the last leg of the journey. However, the men guarding t...
The drunken rampage of Strategos Nikephoros Pastilas & the Siege of Chandax. A short anecdote about disobeying your military manuals & a warrior of great ferocity: https://t.co/h4...
After Empress Theophano left the Imperial Bedchamber, the old, ascetic general got out of bed to sleep on the floor. When John Tzimiskes & his group of assassins entered the room t...
Did you know Greek Paganism survived well into the Medieval period? Let’s explore the Mani Peninsula, where the last worshippers of Zeus, Ares, and Apollo clung to the rocky cliffs...