byzantine

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In antiquity, the city of Tyre was at various times Phoenician, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

In the foreground, the midwife, known from Byzantine tradition as Salome, meets Joseph’s eyes as she steadies the water he pours into the baby’s bathtub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Embody the Mediterranean way of life from the comfort of Los Angeles with Gohar World’s newest collection, inspired by Byzantine mosaics, the ports of Marseille, Egyptian fishing villages and spice markets in Istanbul.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

A 6th Century Byzantine bucket that has been pieced back together is believed to have been a cremation vessel, according to archaeologists.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

One possible explanation for this may be that the Western branch of Christianity took certain elements of its note-family system from the Eastern Byzantine system of modes, called Oktoechos.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall