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Gold Seal of Thomas, Despot of Epiros
Epiros (northwestern Greece), ca. 1313–18
The Trustees of the British Museum, London (M&LA 62,7-29,1)
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Traditions for representing the authority and the prestige of
the Byzantine emperor were adopted not only by the Byzantine
emperors of the Palaiologan dynasty, ruling from the ancient
capital of Constantinople. They were also taken up by rulers
in the provincial Byzantine states of Epiros (their capital
in Arta, Greece), and Trebizond on the Black Sea (modern Trabzon,
Turkey). These provincial Byzantine rulers in Arta and Trebizond
vied for power and prestige with the emperor in Constantinople.
Themes in Late Byzantine Art
Introduction | Peoples of the Byzantine
Sphere | Visual Expressions of the Faith
| The Byzantine Sphere and the Islamic
World | The Byzantine Sphere and the
West
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