Byzantine art and architecture

Byzantine art and architecture, works of art and structures works produced in the city of Byzantium after Constantine made it the capital of the Roman Empire (a.d. 330) and the work done under Byzantine influence, as in Venice, Ravenna, Norman Sicily, as well as in Syria, Greece, Russia, and other Eastern countries.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Byzantine Architecture
• Other Arts
• Painting
• Mosaic
• General History
• Bibliography

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