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Macedonian Dynasty Cultural Renaissance
During the 10th-century Macedonian dynasty, the Byzantine Empire experienced a notable cultural and scholarly revival known as the Macedonian Renaiss…
Timeline
- 900–950Constantinople · ByzantiumMacedonian dynasty emperors and the civil bureaucracy promoted the copying and collation of classical Greek texts; the Constantinople court became a scholarly center, preserving a large number of ancient works for later generations.
- 920–980Byzantine Empire · ByzantiumFine mosaics and murals emerged in buildings attached to the Hagia Sophia, the monasteries of Mount Athos, and churches throughout the empire; the Byzantine icon-painting tradition entered a mature stage.
- 900–1000Constantinople · ByzantiumContinuations of legal codes such as the Basilika and historical works such as the De Ceremoniis were completed in succession, reflecting the empire's peak achievements in institutional compilation and historical writing.
Sources
- Byzantium: The Apogee — John Julius Norwich (1991)
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium — Alexander Kazhdan (ed.) (1991)