Middle Byzantine period
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The Middle Byzantine period was a phase of the Byzantine Empire (roughly 9th–12th centuries) marked by political recovery, cultural and artistic flourishing, and the consolidation of Orthodox Christian traditions.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middle Byzantine period canonical | 53 |
| Middle Byzantine | 2 |
| Byzantine Empire under the Macedonian dynasty | 1 |
| Middle Byzantine art | 1 |
| Middle Byzantine era | 1 |
| Middle Byzantine literature | 1 |
| Middle Byzantine style | 1 |
| middle Byzantine period | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
period of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 12th century ⓘ |
| follows | Early Byzantine period ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
Middle Byzantine icon painting
ⓘ
cross-in-square church architecture ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Istanbul
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| hasCharacteristic |
artistic flourishing
ⓘ
consolidation of Orthodox Christian traditions ⓘ cultural flourishing ⓘ political recovery ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDevelopment |
codification of Byzantine law under Basil I and Leo VI
ⓘ
development of Middle Byzantine architecture ⓘ development of Middle Byzantine art ⓘ flourishing of Byzantine literature ⓘ |
| hasEconomicCharacteristic |
growth of Constantinople as commercial center
ⓘ
revival of long-distance trade ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Battle of Manzikert
ⓘ
Byzantine Iconoclasm ends ⓘ Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ First Crusade ⓘ Komnenian restoration ⓘ Macedonian dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian Renaissance
Mission of Cyril and Methodius ⓘ
surface form:
mission of Cyril and Methodius
reconquest of territories in eastern Anatolia ⓘ reconquest of territories in the Balkans ⓘ |
| hasIntellectualDevelopment |
commentaries on classical Greek texts
ⓘ
systematization of Orthodox theology ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| hasNotableBuilding |
Church of the Dormition at Nicaea
ⓘ
Daphni Monastery ⓘ Monastery of Hosios Loukas ⓘ
surface form:
Hosios Loukas monastery
Nea Ekklesia in Constantinople ⓘ |
| hasNotableEmperor |
Alexios I Komnenos
ⓘ
Byzantine Emperor Basil I ⓘ
surface form:
Basil I
Basil II ⓘ Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos ⓘ John II Komnenos ⓘ Leo VI the Wise ⓘ Manuel I Komnenos ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalCharacteristic |
increased role of military aristocracy
ⓘ
theme system in modified form ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| hasReligiousCharacteristic |
missionary activity among Slavic peoples
ⓘ
strengthening of monasticism ⓘ |
| hasRulingDynasty |
Komnenos dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Komnenian dynasty
Macedonian dynasty ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| precedes | Late Byzantine period ⓘ |
| startTime | 9th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (61)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Constantine IV
this entity surface form:
Middle Byzantine art
this entity surface form:
Middle Byzantine era
this entity surface form:
Middle Byzantine literature
subject surface form:
Michael III
subject surface form:
Basil I
this entity surface form:
middle Byzantine period
subject surface form:
Battle of Lalakaon (863)
subject surface form:
Isaac I Komnenos
subject surface form:
Nea Moni of Chios
this entity surface form:
Middle Byzantine
subject surface form:
Theophilus
this entity surface form:
Byzantine Empire under the Macedonian dynasty