What Does Byzantine Mean?
Byzantine means "characteristic of Byzantine." But what is Byzantine? Today, it is Istanbul Turkey but before that it was Constantinople and before that it was... you got it... Byzantine. And during the era of the great Byzantine Empire (5th and 6th centuries) certain styles were developed. There were fabrics, domes, arches, mosaics and marble veneer placed upon walls. A Christian culture of Biblical times from that era is also referred to as Byzantine. "Byzantine Romans" is also used, as is the expression, the "Roman Empire of Byzantium".
Suellen Ocean is the author of The Celtic Prince and The Lies of the Lion available at Amazon, B&N and Ocean-Hose.
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About Suellen
Historical fiction writer Suellen Ocean has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sonoma State University. The former radio personality has a "knack for storytelling and for making characters come alive." Although the stories are rather sexy and string romances...
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Suellen’s Favorite Books
"Rembrandt’s Jews", by Steven Nadler, "Clan of the Cave Bear", by Jean M. Auel, "The Red Tent", by Anita Diamant