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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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 Constantinople ⓘ
linked to: Istanbul
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 Renaissance ⓘ
linked to: Macedonian dynasty

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 ⓘ
Hosios Loukas monastery ⓘ
Nea Ekklesia in Constantinople ⓘ
hasNotableEmperor Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ
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 Komnenian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Komnenos dynasty

Macedonian dynasty ⓘ
partOf history of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
precedes Late Byzantine period ⓘ
startTime 9th century ⓘ

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Triodion → developedIn → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Church of the Holy Apostles → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Late Byzantine period → precededBy → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Byzantine poetry → hasPeriod → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Hosios Loukas → architecturalStyle → Middle Byzantine ⓘ
linked to: Middle Byzantine period
Hosios Loukas → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Constantine IV → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
subject linked to: Emperor Constantine IV
Empress Irene of Athens → historicalPeriod → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
hyperpyron → historicalPeriod → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Macedonian dynasty → partOf → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Basil II → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Alexios I Komnenos → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Nea Moni of Chios → knownFor → Middle Byzantine art ⓘ
linked to: Middle Byzantine period
Nea Moni of Chios → period → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Hymns of Divine Love → period → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Ethical Discourses → period → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Byzantine neumatic notation → approximateStartTime → Middle Byzantine era ⓘ
linked to: Middle Byzantine period
Christ Pantocrator → timePeriodOfDevelopment → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
imperial chrysobulls → timePeriod → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Kassia → historicalPeriod → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
John Tzetzes → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Byzantine military aristocracy → flourishedDuring → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Nikephoros Basilakes → literaryPeriod → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
stemma (Byzantine imperial crown) → timePeriod → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
John Mauropous → literaryMovement → Middle Byzantine literature ⓘ
linked to: Middle Byzantine period
Battle of Anzen → historicalPeriod → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Photios I of Constantinople → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Michael III → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
subject linked to: Byzantine Emperor Michael III
Basil I → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
subject linked to: Byzantine Emperor Basil I
Constantine III Leichoudes → partOf → middle Byzantine period ⓘ
linked to: Middle Byzantine period
Battle of Lalakaon (863) → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
reconquest of Crete (960–961) → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Aegean Sea Theme → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Samos Theme → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Office of the megas doux → historicalPeriod → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Constantine V → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
imperial palace of Hieria → historicalEra → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Isaac I Komnenos → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
subject linked to: Emperor Isaac I Komnenos
Ignatios of Constantinople → historicalPeriod → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Hodegetria-type icon → developedInCentury → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Nea Moni of Chios → architecturalStyle → Middle Byzantine ⓘ
subject linked to: Nea Moni of Chios monastery
linked to: Middle Byzantine period
Leo V the Armenian → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Synod of Constantinople in 843 → chronologicalContext → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Irene (daughter of Constantine VI) → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Theophilus → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
subject linked to: Theophilus (emperor)
Leo VI the Wise → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Anna Porphyrogenita → era → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
Battle of Acheloos (917) → primaryOpponentState → Byzantine Empire under the Macedonian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Middle Byzantine period
Macedonia (Byzantine theme) → historicalEra → Middle Byzantine period ⓘ