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Tabia was a Byzantine town and later a castle in Galatia, to the west of Ankyra, as well as an episcopal see. It was incorporated in the province of Galatia Ι in 399 and the themes of Armeniakon and Charsianon in the Middle Byzantine period. Tabia was captured by Seljuks (12th c.) and Ottomans (from the late 14th or the early 15th c.). |
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Settlement of Cappadocia located 16 km SE of Kaisareia (Kayseri), which served as a hub of the Christian villages to the SE and NE of Kaisareia. It was a community with a large number of emigrants, mainly to Constantinople and Smyrna. |
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Tapestry in Sparti (İsparta) |
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Tarasios of Constantinople |
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The patriarch of Constantinople Tarasios (784-806) was among the leading figures during the first restoration of icons after fifty years of iconoclastic policy pursued by the Byzantine emperors. He was the first secular who ascended the patriarchal throne without previously being a priest, as he had served exclusively in the imperial administration. This is a fact of particular historical importance for Tarasios. He was sainted by the Orthodox Church thanks to the role he played in the... |
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