Byzantine literature facts for kids

Byzantine literature is Greek literature written during the time of the Middle Ages.

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An 11th-century Byzantine Gospel; its ornate presentation illustrates the decorative style employed by scholars of that age.
A Byzantine Gospel of the 13th century, it shows the increasing trend towards the use of Ivory as an artistic tool.
A page from a 16th-century edition of the vast Byzantine encyclopaedia, the Suda.
A Modern copy of a Byzantine Horologion, showing the daily cycle of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The Scholar Emperor Constantine VII, being crowned by Christ.
An illustration of the Parable of the Good Samaritan from the Rossano Gospels, believed to be the oldest surviving illustrated New Testament.
The Troodos Mountains, from which Digenis Akritas used to jump to Asia Minor in the epic poem