Observed arrival · 2026-10-07
Kosmos puts the Byzantine world on a timeline
A digital atlas and gazetteer that presents Byzantine places, borders, and historical records through a time-based map.
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- Researchers and learners of Byzantine history
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- The displayed timeline shows five-year steps from 950 through 1050, along with playback and step controls.
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The project frames the Eastern Roman Empire across eleven centuries, from 330 to 1453. Its described map layers include settlements classified by type, fortifications, roads, and territories; the timeline controls visible in the extract show five-year steps across 950–1050. The page also names separate Gazetteer, Chronicle, Prosopography, and Stemma sections.
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