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Research paper thumbnail of Myrtali Acheimastou-Potamianou, Angeliki Katsioti and Maria Bormpoudaki, The frescoes of the Valsamonero Monastery. Viewpoints and beliefs in the Late Byzantine painting of Venetian Crete

Research Centre for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art of the Academy of Athens (AA-KEBMT), 2020

Μυρτάλη Αχειμάστου-Ποταμιάνου, Αγγελική Κατσιώτη και Μαρία Μπορμπουδάκη, Οἱ τοιχογραφίες τῆς μονῆ... more Μυρτάλη Αχειμάστου-Ποταμιάνου, Αγγελική Κατσιώτη και Μαρία Μπορμπουδάκη, Οἱ τοιχογραφίες τῆς μονῆς τοῦ Βαλσαμονέρου. Ἀπόψεις καὶ φρονήματα τῆς ὕστερης βυζαντινῆς ζωγραφικῆς στὴ βενετοκρατούμενη Κρήτη, Αθήνα 2020.

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Research paper thumbnail of The Lamps of Late Antiquity from Rhodes, 3rd–7th centuries AD, Archaeopress Archaeology, Oxford 2017, ii+676 pages

The city of Rhodes was an important harbour in the Hellenistic period, and although its political... more The city of Rhodes was an important harbour in the Hellenistic period, and although its political role in the Roman period was significantly diminished, it never ceased to be a key hub for trade. The catastrophic earthquake of AD 515 marked the transition from the Late Roman to the Early Byzantine period in Rhodes. The glorious ancient city shrunk in size; its streets, which had been laid out according to the Hippodamian grid, were encroached upon and large basilicas were founded on the sites of ancient sanctuaries. A significant portion of the city has been uncovered over the past few years by rescue excavation, revealing houses, mansions, streets and extensive cemeteries, all yielding a large quantity of finds. This study focuses on the recording, study and publication of the corpus of the Late Antique lamps dating from the 3rd to the 7th centuries as found in these rescue excavations in the town of Rhodes. The lamps of this period from Rhodes and the other Dodecanesian islands are almost unknown in the published literature. The aim here is to present the diachronic changes in the artistic sensibility and preferences of this particular market. An integral component in this process are topographical observations regarding the Early Byzantine town of Rhodes, giving some details about the extent of the building remains. In addition, facets of the economic and commercial activities of the island during Late Antiquity are highlighted. Subjects such as the transformation/adaptation of the ancient city to new circumstances are also debated. For some lamps, analyses of the clay have been undertaken and the results are presented.

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Research paper thumbnail of O εικονογραφικός κύκλος της Aποκάλυψης του Iωάννη του Θεολόγου στο ναό της Kοίμησης της Θεοτόκου στο Aσκληπειό της Pόδου (1676-7), Αθήνα 2011. The iconographic cycle of the Apocalypse in the church of the Dormition of the Virgin at Asklipio, Rhodes (1676-7), Academy of Athens 2011, p. 1-128

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Research paper thumbnail of Oι σκηνές της ζωής και ο εικονογραφικός κύκλος του Aγίου Iωάννη του Προδρόμου στη βυζαντινή τέχνη, Aθήνα 1998, σ. 1-347. Les scènes de la vie et le cycle iconographique de Saint Jean Baptiste dans l' art byzantin

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Research paper thumbnail of The Lamps of Late Antiquity from Rhodes

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Research paper thumbnail of Between Princes and Labourers: The Legacy of Hosios Christodoulos and his Successors in the Aegean Sea (11th–13th Centuries.)

Изкуствоведски четения, 2017

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Research paper thumbnail of The Lamps of Late Antiquity from Rhodes: 3rd–7th centuries AD

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Research paper thumbnail of Αρχαιολογία και Τέχνη στα Δωδεκάνησα κατά την Ύστερη Αρχαιότητα

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Research paper thumbnail of The wall-paintings of Saint Constantine at Missochori: New evidence concerning middle Byzantine Nissyros, Greece

Zograf, 2012

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Research paper thumbnail of Reconstructing the Artistic Landscape of Rhodes in the Fifteenth Century. The Evidence of Painting from Lindos

Brepols Publishers eBooks, 2022

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Research paper thumbnail of L’église de Saint-Jean le Théologien de Léros (Dodécanèse) et la dédicace de l’évêque Nikolaos

Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Byzantinistik, 2018

St. John the Theologian at Lakki, Leros, is a three-aisled domed basilica with traces of several ... more St. John the Theologian at Lakki, Leros, is a three-aisled domed basilica with traces of several building phases and repairs. The restoration of the church has revealed important elements of its history. The foundations of the original timber- roofed basilica with a narthex were laid on the soft bedrock of the area. The colonnades dividing the aisles incorporated dissimilar columns and capitals, reworked for aesthetic reasons at one of the later stages of intervention; their original provenance is unclear. The church had a synthronon and arched windows. The masonry was irregular, with a light coating of plaster interrupted in places to expose courses of brick on both sides of the wall and the arches of the openings; such was the original decoration of the monument. The plaster was divided into zones decorated with incisions. Its large size, in conjunction with the terracotta decoration, indicates that is was probably an episcopal church, a possibility also supported by the inscription on the marble lintel originally placed over the central west door. This inscription dates from the earliest phase of the building and mentions the year 1082 and the name of a bishop Nicholas as founder. During the first decades of the 13th century, perhaps after an earthquake, the church acquired a cross-vaulted roof with a dome. The facade was remodelled according to the dominant trend of the period. The apse to the left of the sanctuary (prothesis) was rebuilt without the brick courses, and the outside of the building was decorated with chevron patterns. The windows were blocked and the interior was covered with murals, taking advantage of the increased surface made available for painting. Judging from the north aisle—dedicated to the Blessed Christodoulos, the founder of the Patmos Monastery—the painting programme was of special character. The style of the murals, dating from the first half of the 13th century, recalls monuments of Rhodes, such as St. Michael at Thari and St. Phanourios in the medieval town, which possibly reflect the art of the Byzantine empire of Nicaea. The third important modification of the church, dating from the post-Byzantine period, involved the walling of both colonnades, the blocking of three out of the four windows of the dome and the construction of a wall dividing the sanctuary from the nave. At this time the murals were badly damaged, since a pale plaster coating covered much of the interior.

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Research paper thumbnail of Saint Mamas at Exeles: An Unusual Case of Ritual Piety on Karpathos

Arts, Aug 15, 2023

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Research paper thumbnail of The cult of Saint Kerykos in the Dodekanese: the evidence of the Rhodian Peraia

Oxbow Books, Feb 28, 2021

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Research paper thumbnail of Merely Eastern: Aspects of Monumental painting in Rhodes ana the Dodecanese in the 13th c. Between East and West. Papers of Inter. Scientific Conference, Moscow 2021, Moscow 2023, 334-353

his paper aims to explore the artistic influence gained by the Nicene empire in the islands of t... more his paper aims to explore the artistic influence gained by the Nicene empire in the islands
of the Aegean Sea during the first half of the 13th century. The insights about the painting of the islands
of the Southeast Aegean emphasizes on Rhodes with some brilliant and monumental examples, such as
the murals in the church of St. Phanourios in the Medieval Town, the main urban centre of the region,
and in the katholikon of the monastery of St. Michael (Taxiarches) at Tharri. Both were linked to the
Gavalas family rulers of the island of Rhodes and highlight the imported character of the art which, in
keeping with historical realities, apparently originates from the empire of Nicaea and its endeavour to
influence the islands in various ways. On a parallel way the Empire was connected with the Monastery
of Saint John the Theologian on Patmos whose properties became symbols of imperial patronage
and foci of settlements and also with local churches and community. Thus, the frescoes of the second
layer of the Trapeza on Patmos, of St. John the Theologian at Lakki on Leros, a holding of the Patmos
Monastery (?), and others in neighbouring Kos were executed during and probably financed by the
Nicene regime. The gradual concentration of power by the Monastery offers the opportunity to read
into the landscape of the Aegean islands under its influence and define identities in the region. All
these surviving mural decorations constitute a visual vocabulary open to interpretation.

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Research paper thumbnail of Saint Mamas at Exeles: An Unusual Case of Ritual Piety on Karpathos, Arts 2023, 12(4), 176.

Arts 2023, 12(4), 176

The church of Saint Mamas is a small, domed structure that lies close to Menetes village in Karpa... more The church of Saint Mamas is a small, domed structure that lies close to Menetes village in Karpathos. It preserves most of its painted decoration, consisting of the scene of the Ascension of Christ on the dome and saintly figures on the rest of the surfaces. A dedicatory inscription, read here for the first time, dates the frescoes in 1312/3 and places them in the broader context of precisely dated monuments. Certain features of the iconographic program, such as the presence of healer saints (Panteleemon and Kyprianos), but mostly of the officiating Pope Sylvester and the passage used in the codex of Christ Pantocrator on the apse of the altar, lead us to interesting conclusions concerning, among others, the perception of anti-latin propaganda in the islands of the South Aegean. Also, the stylistic affinities between the art of Karpathos and Crete corroborate the diachronic interrelations between the two islands. The church of Saint Mamas is an exceptional example, and one of the few byzantine decorated monuments which survive on the island.

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Research paper thumbnail of Reconstructing the Artistic Landscape of Rhodes in the Fifteenth Century. The Evidence of Painting from Lindos

Studies in Byzantine History and Civilization

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Research paper thumbnail of ΟΙ ΣΚΗΝΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΖΩΗΣ ΚΑΙ Ο ΕΙΚΟΝΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΟΣ ΚΥΚΛΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΙΩΑΝΝΗ ΠΡΟΔΡΟΜΟΥ ΣΤΗ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΗ ΤΕΧΝΗ

Η ΛΑΤΡΕΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΙΩΑΝΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΔΡΟΜΟΥ ΕΧΕΙ ΤΙΣ ΡΙΖΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΑΛΑΙΣΤΙΝΗ, ΣΕ ΙΕΡΑ ΠΟΥ ΙΔΡΥΘΗΚΑ... more Η ΛΑΤΡΕΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΙΩΑΝΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΔΡΟΜΟΥ ΕΧΕΙ ΤΙΣ ΡΙΖΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΑΛΑΙΣΤΙΝΗ, ΣΕ ΙΕΡΑ ΠΟΥ ΙΔΡΥΘΗΚΑΝ ΣΕ ΤΟΠΟΥΣ ΣΥΝΔΕΔΕΜΕΝΟΥΣ ΜΕ ΤΗ ΔΡΑΣΗ, ΤΟ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΕΥΡΕΣΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΕΦΑΛΗΣ ΤΟΥ. ΔΥΣΤΥΧΩΣ ΟΙ ΓΝΩΣΕΙΣ ΜΑΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΠΡΩΙΜΗ ΑΥΤΗ ΠΕΡΙΔΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΑ ΕΝ ΛΟΓΩ ΙΕΡΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΠΟΛΥ ΠΕΡΙΟΡΙΣΜΕΝΕΣ. ΣΤΟΥΣ ΑΙΩΝΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΗΣΑΝ Η ΛΑΤΡΕΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΔΙΑΔΟΘΗΚΕ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΑΦΙΕΡΩΘΗΚΑΝ ΣΕ ΟΛΗ ΤΗ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΗ ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΑ ΥΠΗΡΞΑΝ ΠΟΛΥΑΡΙΘΜΕΣ. Η ΕΙΚΟΝΟΓΡΑΦΗΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΣΚΗΝΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΖΩΗΣ ΤΟΥ, ΠΡΟΕΡΧΕΤΑΙ ΑΠΟ ΤΡΕΙΣ ΠΗΓΕΣ, ΤΑ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΑ, ΑΠΟΚΡΥΦΕΣ ΔΙΗΓΗΣΕΙΣ ΠΟΥ ΣΧΕΤΙΖΟΝΤΑΙ ΚΥΡΙΩΣ ΜΕ ΕΠΕΙΣΟΔΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΙΔΙΚΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΗΛΙΚΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΚΑ ΚΕΙΜΕΝΑ ΠΟΥ ΑΦΗΓΟΥΝΤΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΤΡΕΙΣ ΕΥΡΕΣΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΕΦΑΛΗΣ ΤΟΥ. ΟΙ ΣΚΗΝΕΣ ΑΥΤΕΣ, ΟΤΑΝ ΔΕΝ ΕΝΤΑΣΣΟΝΤΑΙ ΣΤΟΝΕΙΚΟΝΟΓΡΑΦΗΜΕΝΟ ΚΥΚΛΟ ΤΗΣ ΖΩΗΣ ΤΟΥ, Η ΑΛΛΩΝ ΚΥΚΛΩΝ (Π.Χ. Η ΒΑΠΤΙΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΔΩΔΕΚΑΟΡΤΟ, Ο ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΖΑΧΑΡΙΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΥΚΛΟ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΑΓΓΕΛΩΝ) ΕΙΚΟΝΟΓΡΑΦΟΥΝ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΑ, ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΣΤΑΡΙΑ, ΜΗΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΣΕ ΧΕΙΡΟΓΡΑΦΑ, ΕΙΚΟΝΕΣ Η ΕΝΤΟΙΧΙΑ. ΣΕ ΔΙΑΦΟΡΕΤΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΠΤΩΣΗ, ΣΚΗΝΕΣ ΔΗΛΑΔΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΔΡΟΜΟΥ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΕΣ ΣΤΗ ΜΝΗΜΕΙΑ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Αρχαιολογία και Τέχνη στα Δωδεκάνησα κατά την Ύστερη Αρχαιότητα

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Research paper thumbnail of The arm of St. John the Baptist in Rhodes and the diplomacy of relics among the knights hospitaller

Zograf

From 1309 to 1523, Rhodes was ruled by the Order of the Knights of St. John. The relics of John t... more From 1309 to 1523, Rhodes was ruled by the Order of the Knights of St. John. The relics of John the Baptist, their patron saint, held a prominent place in the Hospitallers? devotion. Among the relics, his arm became a significant focus of attention and pilgrimage for the Christian world. After a brief review of the earliest references to the arm, its travels about the eastern Mediterranean, as well as some of the testimonies related to it, the representations of the saint?s arm in medieval painting are briefly examined. After 1204, the Knights appear to have had a direct or indirect connection with the proliferation and dispersal of the relics of the saint, aiming at political and economic benefits. The ?miraculous replication? of the arm opened new perspectives for power and influence.

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Research paper thumbnail of The arm of St. John the Baptist and the diplomacy of relics among the Knights Hospitaller, Zograf 45 (2021), 149-158.

From 1309 to 1523, Rhodes was ruled by the Order of the Knights of St. John. The relics of John t... more From 1309 to 1523, Rhodes was ruled by the Order of the Knights of St. John. The relics of John the Baptist, their patron saint, held a prominent place in the Hospitallers' devotion. Among the relics, his arm became a significant focus of attention and pilgrimage for the Christian world. After a brief review of the earliest references to the arm, its travels about the eastern Mediterranean, as well as some of the testimonies related to it, the representations of the saint's arm in medieval painting are briefly examined. After 1204, the Knights appear to have had a direct or indirect connection with the proliferation and dispersal of the relics of the saint, aiming at political and economic benefits. The "miraculous replication" of the arm opened new perspectives for power and influence.

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Research paper thumbnail of Myrtali Acheimastou-Potamianou, Angeliki Katsioti and Maria Bormpoudaki, The frescoes of the Valsamonero Monastery. Viewpoints and beliefs in the Late Byzantine painting of Venetian Crete

Research Centre for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art of the Academy of Athens (AA-KEBMT), 2020

Μυρτάλη Αχειμάστου-Ποταμιάνου, Αγγελική Κατσιώτη και Μαρία Μπορμπουδάκη, Οἱ τοιχογραφίες τῆς μονῆ... more Μυρτάλη Αχειμάστου-Ποταμιάνου, Αγγελική Κατσιώτη και Μαρία Μπορμπουδάκη, Οἱ τοιχογραφίες τῆς μονῆς τοῦ Βαλσαμονέρου. Ἀπόψεις καὶ φρονήματα τῆς ὕστερης βυζαντινῆς ζωγραφικῆς στὴ βενετοκρατούμενη Κρήτη, Αθήνα 2020.

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Research paper thumbnail of The Lamps of Late Antiquity from Rhodes, 3rd–7th centuries AD, Archaeopress Archaeology, Oxford 2017, ii+676 pages

The city of Rhodes was an important harbour in the Hellenistic period, and although its political... more The city of Rhodes was an important harbour in the Hellenistic period, and although its political role in the Roman period was significantly diminished, it never ceased to be a key hub for trade. The catastrophic earthquake of AD 515 marked the transition from the Late Roman to the Early Byzantine period in Rhodes. The glorious ancient city shrunk in size; its streets, which had been laid out according to the Hippodamian grid, were encroached upon and large basilicas were founded on the sites of ancient sanctuaries. A significant portion of the city has been uncovered over the past few years by rescue excavation, revealing houses, mansions, streets and extensive cemeteries, all yielding a large quantity of finds. This study focuses on the recording, study and publication of the corpus of the Late Antique lamps dating from the 3rd to the 7th centuries as found in these rescue excavations in the town of Rhodes. The lamps of this period from Rhodes and the other Dodecanesian islands are almost unknown in the published literature. The aim here is to present the diachronic changes in the artistic sensibility and preferences of this particular market. An integral component in this process are topographical observations regarding the Early Byzantine town of Rhodes, giving some details about the extent of the building remains. In addition, facets of the economic and commercial activities of the island during Late Antiquity are highlighted. Subjects such as the transformation/adaptation of the ancient city to new circumstances are also debated. For some lamps, analyses of the clay have been undertaken and the results are presented.

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Research paper thumbnail of O εικονογραφικός κύκλος της Aποκάλυψης του Iωάννη του Θεολόγου στο ναό της Kοίμησης της Θεοτόκου στο Aσκληπειό της Pόδου (1676-7), Αθήνα 2011. The iconographic cycle of the Apocalypse in the church of the Dormition of the Virgin at Asklipio, Rhodes (1676-7), Academy of Athens 2011, p. 1-128

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Research paper thumbnail of Oι σκηνές της ζωής και ο εικονογραφικός κύκλος του Aγίου Iωάννη του Προδρόμου στη βυζαντινή τέχνη, Aθήνα 1998, σ. 1-347. Les scènes de la vie et le cycle iconographique de Saint Jean Baptiste dans l' art byzantin

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Research paper thumbnail of The Lamps of Late Antiquity from Rhodes

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Research paper thumbnail of Between Princes and Labourers: The Legacy of Hosios Christodoulos and his Successors in the Aegean Sea (11th–13th Centuries.)

Изкуствоведски четения, 2017

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Research paper thumbnail of The Lamps of Late Antiquity from Rhodes: 3rd–7th centuries AD

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Research paper thumbnail of Αρχαιολογία και Τέχνη στα Δωδεκάνησα κατά την Ύστερη Αρχαιότητα

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Research paper thumbnail of The wall-paintings of Saint Constantine at Missochori: New evidence concerning middle Byzantine Nissyros, Greece

Zograf, 2012

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Research paper thumbnail of Reconstructing the Artistic Landscape of Rhodes in the Fifteenth Century. The Evidence of Painting from Lindos

Brepols Publishers eBooks, 2022

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Research paper thumbnail of L’église de Saint-Jean le Théologien de Léros (Dodécanèse) et la dédicace de l’évêque Nikolaos

Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Byzantinistik, 2018

St. John the Theologian at Lakki, Leros, is a three-aisled domed basilica with traces of several ... more St. John the Theologian at Lakki, Leros, is a three-aisled domed basilica with traces of several building phases and repairs. The restoration of the church has revealed important elements of its history. The foundations of the original timber- roofed basilica with a narthex were laid on the soft bedrock of the area. The colonnades dividing the aisles incorporated dissimilar columns and capitals, reworked for aesthetic reasons at one of the later stages of intervention; their original provenance is unclear. The church had a synthronon and arched windows. The masonry was irregular, with a light coating of plaster interrupted in places to expose courses of brick on both sides of the wall and the arches of the openings; such was the original decoration of the monument. The plaster was divided into zones decorated with incisions. Its large size, in conjunction with the terracotta decoration, indicates that is was probably an episcopal church, a possibility also supported by the inscription on the marble lintel originally placed over the central west door. This inscription dates from the earliest phase of the building and mentions the year 1082 and the name of a bishop Nicholas as founder. During the first decades of the 13th century, perhaps after an earthquake, the church acquired a cross-vaulted roof with a dome. The facade was remodelled according to the dominant trend of the period. The apse to the left of the sanctuary (prothesis) was rebuilt without the brick courses, and the outside of the building was decorated with chevron patterns. The windows were blocked and the interior was covered with murals, taking advantage of the increased surface made available for painting. Judging from the north aisle—dedicated to the Blessed Christodoulos, the founder of the Patmos Monastery—the painting programme was of special character. The style of the murals, dating from the first half of the 13th century, recalls monuments of Rhodes, such as St. Michael at Thari and St. Phanourios in the medieval town, which possibly reflect the art of the Byzantine empire of Nicaea. The third important modification of the church, dating from the post-Byzantine period, involved the walling of both colonnades, the blocking of three out of the four windows of the dome and the construction of a wall dividing the sanctuary from the nave. At this time the murals were badly damaged, since a pale plaster coating covered much of the interior.

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Research paper thumbnail of Saint Mamas at Exeles: An Unusual Case of Ritual Piety on Karpathos

Arts, Aug 15, 2023

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Research paper thumbnail of The cult of Saint Kerykos in the Dodekanese: the evidence of the Rhodian Peraia

Oxbow Books, Feb 28, 2021

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Research paper thumbnail of Merely Eastern: Aspects of Monumental painting in Rhodes ana the Dodecanese in the 13th c. Between East and West. Papers of Inter. Scientific Conference, Moscow 2021, Moscow 2023, 334-353

his paper aims to explore the artistic influence gained by the Nicene empire in the islands of t... more his paper aims to explore the artistic influence gained by the Nicene empire in the islands
of the Aegean Sea during the first half of the 13th century. The insights about the painting of the islands
of the Southeast Aegean emphasizes on Rhodes with some brilliant and monumental examples, such as
the murals in the church of St. Phanourios in the Medieval Town, the main urban centre of the region,
and in the katholikon of the monastery of St. Michael (Taxiarches) at Tharri. Both were linked to the
Gavalas family rulers of the island of Rhodes and highlight the imported character of the art which, in
keeping with historical realities, apparently originates from the empire of Nicaea and its endeavour to
influence the islands in various ways. On a parallel way the Empire was connected with the Monastery
of Saint John the Theologian on Patmos whose properties became symbols of imperial patronage
and foci of settlements and also with local churches and community. Thus, the frescoes of the second
layer of the Trapeza on Patmos, of St. John the Theologian at Lakki on Leros, a holding of the Patmos
Monastery (?), and others in neighbouring Kos were executed during and probably financed by the
Nicene regime. The gradual concentration of power by the Monastery offers the opportunity to read
into the landscape of the Aegean islands under its influence and define identities in the region. All
these surviving mural decorations constitute a visual vocabulary open to interpretation.

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Research paper thumbnail of Saint Mamas at Exeles: An Unusual Case of Ritual Piety on Karpathos, Arts 2023, 12(4), 176.

Arts 2023, 12(4), 176

The church of Saint Mamas is a small, domed structure that lies close to Menetes village in Karpa... more The church of Saint Mamas is a small, domed structure that lies close to Menetes village in Karpathos. It preserves most of its painted decoration, consisting of the scene of the Ascension of Christ on the dome and saintly figures on the rest of the surfaces. A dedicatory inscription, read here for the first time, dates the frescoes in 1312/3 and places them in the broader context of precisely dated monuments. Certain features of the iconographic program, such as the presence of healer saints (Panteleemon and Kyprianos), but mostly of the officiating Pope Sylvester and the passage used in the codex of Christ Pantocrator on the apse of the altar, lead us to interesting conclusions concerning, among others, the perception of anti-latin propaganda in the islands of the South Aegean. Also, the stylistic affinities between the art of Karpathos and Crete corroborate the diachronic interrelations between the two islands. The church of Saint Mamas is an exceptional example, and one of the few byzantine decorated monuments which survive on the island.

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Research paper thumbnail of Reconstructing the Artistic Landscape of Rhodes in the Fifteenth Century. The Evidence of Painting from Lindos

Studies in Byzantine History and Civilization

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Η ΛΑΤΡΕΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΙΩΑΝΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΔΡΟΜΟΥ ΕΧΕΙ ΤΙΣ ΡΙΖΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΑΛΑΙΣΤΙΝΗ, ΣΕ ΙΕΡΑ ΠΟΥ ΙΔΡΥΘΗΚΑ... more Η ΛΑΤΡΕΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΙΩΑΝΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΔΡΟΜΟΥ ΕΧΕΙ ΤΙΣ ΡΙΖΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΑΛΑΙΣΤΙΝΗ, ΣΕ ΙΕΡΑ ΠΟΥ ΙΔΡΥΘΗΚΑΝ ΣΕ ΤΟΠΟΥΣ ΣΥΝΔΕΔΕΜΕΝΟΥΣ ΜΕ ΤΗ ΔΡΑΣΗ, ΤΟ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΕΥΡΕΣΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΕΦΑΛΗΣ ΤΟΥ. ΔΥΣΤΥΧΩΣ ΟΙ ΓΝΩΣΕΙΣ ΜΑΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΠΡΩΙΜΗ ΑΥΤΗ ΠΕΡΙΔΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΑ ΕΝ ΛΟΓΩ ΙΕΡΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΠΟΛΥ ΠΕΡΙΟΡΙΣΜΕΝΕΣ. ΣΤΟΥΣ ΑΙΩΝΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΗΣΑΝ Η ΛΑΤΡΕΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΔΙΑΔΟΘΗΚΕ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΑΦΙΕΡΩΘΗΚΑΝ ΣΕ ΟΛΗ ΤΗ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΗ ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΑ ΥΠΗΡΞΑΝ ΠΟΛΥΑΡΙΘΜΕΣ. Η ΕΙΚΟΝΟΓΡΑΦΗΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΣΚΗΝΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΖΩΗΣ ΤΟΥ, ΠΡΟΕΡΧΕΤΑΙ ΑΠΟ ΤΡΕΙΣ ΠΗΓΕΣ, ΤΑ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΑ, ΑΠΟΚΡΥΦΕΣ ΔΙΗΓΗΣΕΙΣ ΠΟΥ ΣΧΕΤΙΖΟΝΤΑΙ ΚΥΡΙΩΣ ΜΕ ΕΠΕΙΣΟΔΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΙΔΙΚΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΗΛΙΚΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΚΑ ΚΕΙΜΕΝΑ ΠΟΥ ΑΦΗΓΟΥΝΤΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΤΡΕΙΣ ΕΥΡΕΣΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΕΦΑΛΗΣ ΤΟΥ. ΟΙ ΣΚΗΝΕΣ ΑΥΤΕΣ, ΟΤΑΝ ΔΕΝ ΕΝΤΑΣΣΟΝΤΑΙ ΣΤΟΝΕΙΚΟΝΟΓΡΑΦΗΜΕΝΟ ΚΥΚΛΟ ΤΗΣ ΖΩΗΣ ΤΟΥ, Η ΑΛΛΩΝ ΚΥΚΛΩΝ (Π.Χ. Η ΒΑΠΤΙΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΔΩΔΕΚΑΟΡΤΟ, Ο ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΖΑΧΑΡΙΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΥΚΛΟ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΑΓΓΕΛΩΝ) ΕΙΚΟΝΟΓΡΑΦΟΥΝ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΑ, ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΣΤΑΡΙΑ, ΜΗΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΣΕ ΧΕΙΡΟΓΡΑΦΑ, ΕΙΚΟΝΕΣ Η ΕΝΤΟΙΧΙΑ. ΣΕ ΔΙΑΦΟΡΕΤΙΚΗ ΠΕΡΙΠΤΩΣΗ, ΣΚΗΝΕΣ ΔΗΛΑΔΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΔΡΟΜΟΥ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΕΣ ΣΤΗ ΜΝΗΜΕΙΑ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Αρχαιολογία και Τέχνη στα Δωδεκάνησα κατά την Ύστερη Αρχαιότητα

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Research paper thumbnail of The arm of St. John the Baptist in Rhodes and the diplomacy of relics among the knights hospitaller

Zograf

From 1309 to 1523, Rhodes was ruled by the Order of the Knights of St. John. The relics of John t... more From 1309 to 1523, Rhodes was ruled by the Order of the Knights of St. John. The relics of John the Baptist, their patron saint, held a prominent place in the Hospitallers? devotion. Among the relics, his arm became a significant focus of attention and pilgrimage for the Christian world. After a brief review of the earliest references to the arm, its travels about the eastern Mediterranean, as well as some of the testimonies related to it, the representations of the saint?s arm in medieval painting are briefly examined. After 1204, the Knights appear to have had a direct or indirect connection with the proliferation and dispersal of the relics of the saint, aiming at political and economic benefits. The ?miraculous replication? of the arm opened new perspectives for power and influence.

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Research paper thumbnail of The arm of St. John the Baptist and the diplomacy of relics among the Knights Hospitaller, Zograf 45 (2021), 149-158.

From 1309 to 1523, Rhodes was ruled by the Order of the Knights of St. John. The relics of John t... more From 1309 to 1523, Rhodes was ruled by the Order of the Knights of St. John. The relics of John the Baptist, their patron saint, held a prominent place in the Hospitallers' devotion. Among the relics, his arm became a significant focus of attention and pilgrimage for the Christian world. After a brief review of the earliest references to the arm, its travels about the eastern Mediterranean, as well as some of the testimonies related to it, the representations of the saint's arm in medieval painting are briefly examined. After 1204, the Knights appear to have had a direct or indirect connection with the proliferation and dispersal of the relics of the saint, aiming at political and economic benefits. The "miraculous replication" of the arm opened new perspectives for power and influence.

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Research paper thumbnail of Reconstructing the Artistic Landscape of Rhodes in the Fifteenth Century. The Evidence of Painting from Lindos, V. Foskolou, S. Kalopissi – Verti (eds), Intercultural Encounters in Medieval Greece after 1204. The Evidence of Art and Material Culture, Turnhout: Brepols, 2022

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Research paper thumbnail of Between Princes and Labourers: The Legacy of Hosios Christodoulos and his Successors in the Aegean Sea (11th–13th Centuries.)

Изкуствоведски четения, 2017

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Research paper thumbnail of The Lamps of Late Antiquity from Rhodes: 3rd–7th centuries AD

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Research paper thumbnail of L’église de Saint-Jean le Théologien de Léros (Dodécanèse) et la dédicace de l’évêque Nikolaos

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St. John the Theologian at Lakki, Leros, is a three-aisled domed basilica with traces of several ... more St. John the Theologian at Lakki, Leros, is a three-aisled domed basilica with traces of several building phases and repairs. The restoration of the church has revealed important elements of its history. The foundations of the original timber- roofed basilica with a narthex were laid on the soft bedrock of the area. The colonnades dividing the aisles incorporated dissimilar columns and capitals, reworked for aesthetic reasons at one of the later stages of intervention; their original provenance is unclear. The church had a synthronon and arched windows. The masonry was irregular, with a light coating of plaster interrupted in places to expose courses of brick on both sides of the wall and the arches of the openings; such was the original decoration of the monument. The plaster was divided into zones decorated with incisions. Its large size, in conjunction with the terracotta decoration, indicates that is was probably an episcopal church, a possibility also supported by the inscription on the marble lintel originally placed over the central west door. This inscription dates from the earliest phase of the building and mentions the year 1082 and the name of a bishop Nicholas as founder. During the first decades of the 13th century, perhaps after an earthquake, the church acquired a cross-vaulted roof with a dome. The facade was remodelled according to the dominant trend of the period. The apse to the left of the sanctuary (prothesis) was rebuilt without the brick courses, and the outside of the building was decorated with chevron patterns. The windows were blocked and the interior was covered with murals, taking advantage of the increased surface made available for painting. Judging from the north aisle—dedicated to the Blessed Christodoulos, the founder of the Patmos Monastery—the painting programme was of special character. The style of the murals, dating from the first half of the 13th century, recalls monuments of Rhodes, such as St. Michael at Thari and St. Phanourios in the medieval town, which possibly reflect the art of the Byzantine empire of Nicaea. The third important modification of the church, dating from the post-Byzantine period, involved the walling of both colonnades, the blocking of three out of the four windows of the dome and the construction of a wall dividing the sanctuary from the nave. At this time the murals were badly damaged, since a pale plaster coating covered much of the interior.

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Research paper thumbnail of Rhodes, Church of Archangel Michael, Demirli, Fragment of a Wall Painting, Crusades. Myth and Realities, Nicosia-Amalfi-Athens-Malta, Exhibition Catalogue, Dec. 2004- Jan. 2006, 70-71.

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Research paper thumbnail of Telos: Late Roman Lamps, Islands off the Beaten Track...An Archaeological Journey to the Greek Islands of Kastellorizo, Symi, Halki, Tilos and Nissyros, Exhibition Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens 2011, ed. N. Stambolidis, G. Tassoulas, M. Filimonos-Tsopotou

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Research paper thumbnail of Chalki: Fragments of Wall Painting, Islands off the Beaten Track...An  Archaeological Journey to the Greek Islands of Kastellorizo, Symi, Halki, Tilos and Nissyros, Exhibition Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens 2011, ed. N. Stambolidis, G. Tassoulas, M. Filimonos-Tsopotou

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Research paper thumbnail of Nissyros: Grave altar, Inscribed grave stelae, Knidian lampstand, Marble Cross, Processional Cross, Late Roman Lamps, Pilgrim flask, Wall Painting, Islands off the Beaten Track...An Archaeological Journey to the Greek Islands of Kastellorizo, Symi, Halki, Tilos and Nissyros, Athens 2011

Nissyros: Grave altar, Inscribed grave stelae, Knidian lampstand, Marble Cross, Processional Cross, Late Roman Lamps, Pilgrim flask, Wall Painting, Islands off the Beaten Track...An Archaeological Journey to the Greek Islands of Kastellorizo, Symi, Halki, Tilos and Nissyros, Athens 2011

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Research paper thumbnail of Nissyros, from the Early Christian Period to Modern Times, a Historical Note, Islands off the Beaten Track...An Archaeological Journey to the Greek Islands of Kastellorizo, Symi, Halki, Tilos and Nissyros, Exhibition Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens 2011, p. 319-323.

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Research paper thumbnail of Icon with a Crucifixion, Patmos, Monastery of St John the Theologian, “Χειρ Αγγέλου. Ένας ζωγράφος εικόνων στην βενετοκρατούμενη Κρήτη”, Exhibition Benaki Museum, ed. M. Vassilaki, Athens 2010, 80-81, no. 6.

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Research paper thumbnail of Icon of Saint George the Polivariotis,  Heaven and Earth, Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections, ed. A. Drandakis, D. Papanikola-Bakirtzis, A. Tourta, Athens 2013, 315-316, no. 165.

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Research paper thumbnail of Ο εικονογραφικός κύκλος του αγ. Ιωάννη του Προδρόμου στη βυζαντινή τέχνη, ΜΟΧΕ, τ. 9, Αθήνα 2013. The iconographic cycle of St. John the Baptist in the byzantine art

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Research paper thumbnail of "Ζεύγος δεσποτικών εικόνων στoν ναό της Κοίμησης της Θεοτόκου της Λίνδου και οι αργυρές επενδύσεις τους. Ένα άγνωστο σύνολο του 15ου αι. στη Ρόδο",  I΄ Συνάντηση Ελλήνων Βυζαντινολόγων, Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων, 27-30 Νοεμβρίου 2019, Περιλήψεις, 41.

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Research paper thumbnail of Ιερός τόπος: το Πάνθεον της Ρόδου από τα ελληνιστικά χρόνια έως την ύστερη αρχαιότητα, Διεθνές συνέδριο: Ιερά και λατρείες στο Αιγαίο από τους πρώιμους ιστορικούς χρόνους έως και την ύστερη αρχαιότητα, 14ος αι. πΧ-6ος αι. μΧ, Λήμνος, Σεπτ. 2019

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Research paper thumbnail of The diffusion of the cult of saint Kerykos in the Dodecanese and the Rhodian Peraia. Karia and the Dodekanese. Cultural interrelations in the south-eastern Aegean ca. 500 BC – AD 500, The Danish Institute at Athens, January 24-26, 2018.

According to his Vita, Saint Kerykos was martyred at a very young age in Tarsus, Cilicia, during ... more According to his Vita, Saint Kerykos was martyred at a very young age in Tarsus, Cilicia, during the reign of emperor Diocletian, along with his mother Iulitta. His cult, either independent or associated with his mother's, spread widely and were considered protector saints and privileged mediators. In the present paper specific depictions of the saint are examined dating from the early Byzantine period in the Dodecanese. At the same time, issues of dedication contribute to the understanding of the diffusion of his cult. The foundation of a large church in the peninsula of Bozburun in Caria, near Cnidus, for which scanty information is available, was a decisive factor for the expansion of the cult in Asia Minor and the islands of the Southeastern Aegean. Moreover, the discovery and examination of a transcription of a now lost dedicatory inscription from the church in this presentation provides useful information as well as a terminus for the beginning of the cult in the region before the 6th century. The location of the church in the Rhodian Peraia, which constituted for many centuries the islands' hinterland, on the coast opposite Syme, very close to Chalki and Rhodes, suggests that it not only facilitated the spread of the cult but also served as the nucleus of its dissemination in the Dodecanese.

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Research paper thumbnail of Late Roman Unguentaria from Rhodos: A Preliminary Report

A great many so-called Late Roman unguentaria have been found in Rhodes; most of them still remai... more A great many so-called Late Roman unguentaria have been found in Rhodes; most of them still remain unpublished. This preliminary report provides a brief overview of them, although their study requires more comprehensive treatment because almost half of the 130 Late Roman unguentaria found in Rhodes so far are stamped. If we reflect that of the 501 found in Sagalassos only 21 are stamped, or of Saraçhane, where only 50 out of a total of 504 are stamped, the case of Rhodes calls for greater attention, as will hopefully it will be revealed from their final study now in progress. Their presence on the island raises questions concerning their origin. It seems most likely that they were collected from various scattered workshops and sold at centers such as Ephesus. Another aspect of their function, albeit rare in Rhodes, would be the funerary one. The existence of monogrammatic stamps on some of the unguentaria has only occasionally been noticed in past research, leaving many gaps in their interpretation. The stamps relate to the manufacturer of the object, the producer of the content or the control of the whole network through state officials.

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Research paper thumbnail of BYZANTINE & POST-BYZANTINE ART CROSSING BORDERS (once again final program)

by Emmanuel Moutafov, Melina Paissidou, Antonio, Enrico Felle, Dragos Gh. Nastasoiu, Angeliki Katsioti, Jelena Erdeljan, Ivan Stevovic, Dimitris Liakos, Aleksandra Kucekovic, VALENTINA CANTONE, Konstantinos Vapheiades, Andromachi Katselaki, Nenad Makuljevic, Ida Toth, Antonis Tsakalos, and Margarita Voulgaropoulou

That is the final program for the 2017 conference, commented with the participants. It contains o... more That is the final program for the 2017 conference, commented with the participants. It contains only the schedule for the Old Art Module.

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Research paper thumbnail of AJA 123,4, October 2019, Katsioti,The lamps of late Antiquity from Rhodes, 3rd-7th c.AD, reviewed by Hector Williams, Karen Garnett

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Research paper thumbnail of Review of Angeliki Katsioti, The Lamps of Late Antiquity from Rhodes 3rd-7th c. AD, Oxford Archaeopress 2017, by Neil Christie, Medieval  Archaeology 62.2 (2018), 441.

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Research paper thumbnail of Chiara Croci, Univ. de Lausanne, Histara, les comptes rendus, histoire de l'art...Compte rendu Katsioti A. The Lamps of late Antiquity from Rhodes, 3rd-7th c., Archaeopress Oxford 2017

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Research paper thumbnail of Η παρουσία της Μυρτάλης Αχειμάστου-Ποταμιάνου στην Αρχαιολογική Υπηρεσία. Η προσφορά της στη μελέτη και την ανάδειξη της βυζαντινής και μεταβυζαντινής τέχνης των νησιών του Αιγαίου, ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ ΛΕΥΚΑΔΙΚΩΝ ΜΕΛΕΤΩΝ Τιμητική εκδήλωση για την δρ ε. τ. Διευθύντρια ΜΥΡΤΑΛΗ ΑΧΕΙΜΑΣΤΟΥ-ΠΟΤΑΜΙΑΝΟΥ, 2017, 13-28

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Research paper thumbnail of "Εν Σοφία μαθητεύσαντες": Essays in Byzantine Material Culture and Society in Honour of Sophia Kalopissi-Verti, ed. Ch. Diamanti, A. Vassileiou (coll. S. Arvaniti), Archaeopress, Oxford 2019, DChAE ΜΑ΄ 41 2020, 479-483

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