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Russian President Vladimir Putin has been described as a Byzantine Emperor in style, positioning Russia as the “third Rome.” In western history books, on the other hand, the Bzyantine Empire is all but ignored, pointing as it does to the east. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

The Byzantine history of Putin’s Russian empire

Theodore Christou, Queen's University, Ontario

Russian president Vladimir Putin draws upon the imperial symbols of the Byzantine Empire to position Russia as the "third Rome." Meanwhile, Byzantium is erased by western history books.
Hailed as “Mother of the Emperor”, Danelis goes to Constantinople to meet with Emperor Basil I. From wikimedia

A Byzantine ancestor to same-sex marriage?

Mark Masterson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

The medieval Byzantine Empire might hold some lessons about tolerance and same-sex marriage.

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  1. Conspiracy theories
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  4. History
  5. Medieval
  6. Peace and Security
  7. Russia
  8. Vladimir Putin

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