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myByzantine blog – 2013 in review

Posted on December 31, 2013 by proverbs6to10

As usual the WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for your favourite Byzantine blog. WordPress is the blogging engine that I use. Please click through to read the summary. I wish you all a very Happy New … Continue reading →

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MyByzantine blog – 2012 in review

Posted on January 22, 2013 by proverbs6to10

A bit late but I had to take a break; I was all blogged out. The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for the blog. What it does not say is that we have passed the 200,000 … Continue reading →

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Happy Second Birthday MyByzantine! … and Leadership in a Crisis

Posted on March 28, 2011 by proverbs6to10

It was two years ago today that I made the first post on this blog. In that time we have had around 60,000 visits and  250 comments. From the emails I receive I know that many of you enjoy coming … Continue reading →

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MyByzantine 2010 in review

Posted on January 4, 2011 by proverbs6to10

Thank you for all your support in 2010. Here is to an even better 2011! The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: … Continue reading →

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Poll Results – Our Favourite Byzantine Objects

Posted on September 22, 2010 by proverbs6to10

As the BBC programme A History of the World in 100 Objects comes to an end, so our poll closes. The poll result for our favourite Byzantine Objects can now be revealed. There were seventeen votes which is  somewhat disappointing but there was … Continue reading →

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MyByzantine is now on Twitter

Posted on September 7, 2010 by proverbs6to10

I am not sure what Theodora would say but we are now on Twitter so if you follow proverbs6to10 you can receive a tweet every time a new post is added. It is also a quick way of catching up … Continue reading →

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Our Favourite Byzantine Objects

Posted on August 23, 2010 by proverbs6to10

Here is something that I hope you will enjoy. Inspired by the BBC radio programme and podcast, A History of the World in 100 Objects, Laura Diaz-Arnesto suggested that we could conduct our own poll on the blog to find … Continue reading →

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Like a Post? Well Then, “Like” It!

Posted on August 10, 2010 by proverbs6to10

WordPress getting more like Facebook? I would like to see a ‘Do Not Like’ option as well. I hope that does not apply to this blog! Starting today you’ll notice a new feature at the bottom of all WordPress.com blog … Continue reading →

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Can you help? The relevance of the monogram embroidered on Byzantine over-cloaks

Posted on August 9, 2010 by proverbs6to10

Given that we have a pretty wide readership, and many of you are academics, I wonder if anyone can answer a question posed by blog correspondent Dave about monograms that appear in mosaics, particularly at Ravenna. If you can help … Continue reading →

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The Patrick Leigh Fermor Blog

Posted on May 14, 2010 by proverbs6to10

I have to admit to leading a double life over the last few weeks. In early March I started a new blog dedicated to the life, work, friends and associations with the man whom I consider to be the greatest … Continue reading →

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myByzantine Blog One Year On

Posted on April 6, 2010 by proverbs6to10

I could not let the first anniversary of myByzantine blog pass without some comment. What started as an attempt to discover whether there was much interest in the subject of Byzantium beyond academia, has developed into something important to me, … Continue reading →

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Poor performance or anti-Greek conspiracy? The campaign to save the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at King’s College London is controversial

Posted on March 17, 2010 by proverbs6to10

When a Dutch friend who had walked the Via Egnatia with me sent me an email in mid-February about a proposal to close or reorganize the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at King’s College London, I could not … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget to Visit the Byzantine Events Page

Posted on February 18, 2010 by proverbs6to10

Please visit the new page which has details of events relating to Byzantium. Initially in the UK, but as I get more time I will add events further afield. Many of these are free to attend and they cover a … Continue reading →

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The New Blog Style

Posted on February 17, 2010 by proverbs6to10

I decided the old blog style was no longer suitable so I will be trying out some new layouts over the next few days. I am after something fresh and cleaner looking, as well as a style that presents photographs … Continue reading →

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The Popularity of Byzantium – Over 4,000 Blog Visits

Posted on February 15, 2010 by proverbs6to10

I am so pleased that so many of you keep on visiting the blog and that the variety of topics is drawing in ever larger audiences. It took five months for our first 1,000 MyByzantine Blog visits; three months for the … Continue reading →

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