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.

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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

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Romanos I Lekapenos era Middle Byzantine period
Constantine VIII era Middle Byzantine period
Maria of Amnia timePeriod Middle Byzantine period
Theodora Porphyrogenita era Middle Byzantine period
Annunciation mosaic hasArtisticStyle Middle Byzantine period
this entity surface form: Middle Byzantine style
Annunciation mosaic hasPeriod Middle Byzantine period
Crucifixion mosaic hasStyle Middle Byzantine period
subject surface form: Crucifixion mosaic (Daphni Monastery)
this entity surface form: Middle Byzantine
Crucifixion mosaic hasArtisticPeriod Middle Byzantine period
subject surface form: Crucifixion mosaic (Daphni Monastery)
Theophano era Middle Byzantine period
Leo III the Isaurian era Middle Byzantine period
Andronikos Doukas historicalPeriod Middle Byzantine period