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"The 40 Columns", a Byzantine building (4th CE) on     
the site where, according to the Acts of the Apostles, 
Saint Paul temporarily blinded the sorcerer Elymas     
and converted the Roman Proconsul after discussions    
with Simon Magus.
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"The 40 Columns", a Byzantine building (4th CE) on the site where, accordin...

Church of Saint Mary. Columnal basilica.               
View of nave towards east, rebuilt 6th-7th CE.         
Basilica with pillars (mid 7th CE).
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Church of Saint Mary. Columnal basilica. View of nave towards eas...

Basilica of Saint John Baptist.                        
View towards columns of the south transept,            
Byzantine sarcophagus in left foreground.              
Ephesus, Turkey
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Basilica of Saint John Baptist. View towards columns of...

Basilica of Saint John Baptist.                        
View from the Baptisterium south towards nave.         
Ephesus, Turkey
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Basilica of Saint John Baptist. View from the Baptisteri...

Pendant with coin in centre,with portrait of           
Emperor Constantine I (280-337)                        
Gold, 9,2 cm   Early 4th 
                                          
Bj 2280
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Pendant with coin in centre,with portrait of Emperor Constantine I (...

The Siege of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453.
From Guillaume Adam, Directorium ad passagium faciendum (traduction Jean MiƩlot). France, Lille; 15th century.

The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire which occurred after a siege by the Ottoman Empire, under the command of Sultan Mehmed II. The siege lasted from Friday, 6 April 1453 until Tuesday, 29 May 1453 (according to the Julian Calendar), when the city was conquered by the Ottomans. Constantinople was defended by the army of Emperor Constantine XI. The event marked the end of the political independence of the millennium-old Byzantine Empire, which was by then already fragmented into several Greek monarchies.
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The Siege of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453. From Guillaume Adam, Director...

The Story of Moses. From the outer wall of the church in
Sucevita, Romania.
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The Story of Moses. From the outer wall of the church in Sucevita, Romania.

Santa Katarina Monastery with the                      
Sinai range in the background, Egypt.
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Santa Katarina Monastery with the Sinai range in the backg...

Santa Katarina Monastery with the                      
Sinai range in the background, Egypt.
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Santa Katarina Monastery with the Sinai range in the backg...

The "Burning Bush" outside the chapel of the Burning   
Bush, Monastery of Santa Katarina (15th), Sinai, Egypt.
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The "Burning Bush" outside the chapel of the Burning Bush, Monastery of Santa...

Crusaders' Castle on Coral Island                      
erected by Emperor Balduin in order to                 
protect the way to Mekka and Arabia.                   
Gulf of Elath
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Crusaders' Castle on Coral Island erected by Emperor Baldu...

The Inn of the Good Samaritan (Khan Hathrour), Israel. 
Historical half-way point between Jerusalem            
and Jericho with remains of Byzantine mosaics          
and a crusader castle.
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The Inn of the Good Samaritan (Khan Hathrour), Israel. Historical half-way poin...