Byzantine alchemy, however, extended beyond the mere pursuit of turning metals into gold; it was concerned with uncovering the hidden structure of nature and exploring the potential for transformation—material, intellectual, and spiritual.
... the Byzantine provinces from the fourth to the seventh centuries CE ... Associate Professor Vionis examined the role of Christianity in shaping both urban and rural landscapes during the Byzantine period.
An AI depiction of the Golden Lions that flanked the Byzantine imperial throne, designed to roar and move using hydraulic systems ... When you think about Byzantine emperors, machines, rising thrones, and automation might not immediately come to mind.
With the intention of preserving Byzantine spiritual wisdom, Greek monk Nicodemus devoted his life to writing the massive tome Philokalia ... aiming to preserve and revive Byzantine spiritual wisdom.
Byzantine physicians were the first to discover the mental disorder of people acting like feral animals or werewolves ... The Byzantine werewolf emperor ... Centuries earlier, the Byzantine physician Oribasius (c.
A modern depiction of Digenes Akritas depicted in the style of a Byzantine icon by Greek artist Dimitrios Skourtelis ... Digenes Akritas (Διγενής Ακρίτας) is one of the only surviving epic poems from the Byzantine/Eastern Roman Empire.