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Unravelling the mystery of England's Dark Age coins: Analysis reveals how 'pennies' were made using silver from France - despite a huge Anglo-Franco rivalry
in the Byzantine Empire. This vast and powerful civilization, lasting for over 1100 years from AD 330 to 1453, was based at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). At its greatest extent it ...
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The Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire’s Macedonian Renaissance
The Byzantine Empire in the 7th century was wrecked by military strife. The empire was halved, with its richest territories ...