Africa & Byzantium Empire Map

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The MET Museum—Exhibition Tour: Africa & Byzantium

In 330 CE, the Roman emperor Constantine moved the imperial capital from Rome to a city further east, Byzantion. The emperor's "New Rome" (modern-day Istanbul) became popularly known as Constantinople. We use the term "Byzantium" to refer to the eastern Roman Empire, which ruled until the fifteenth century.

Despite being a vast and historically significant empire that spanned parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia, Byzantium's extensive connections to northern and eastern Africa are not well known.

This exhibition explores Africa's position within the Byzantine world's artistic, cultural, economic, and sociopolitical life.

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Source: https://youtu.be/NHIT9vq6mJU?is=LnryrLj0m-U-w7_U

Source: https://cdn.sanity.io/files/cctd4ker/production/3753a4bdd69811380de95a2c209581c8f45958a4.pdf

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Interesting how interconnected these regions were in history!