Gavriil-Ioannis Boutziopoulos
@giboutziopoulos.bsky.social
Historian, PhD student in Byzantine History | Podcaster @byzantioexplained.bsky.social
Member of the SPBS & AIEB
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Member of the SPBS & AIEB
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A couple of years ago I was working on a new catalogue of the Greek manuscripts of the Cadbury Research Library with some good colleagues and I had the opportunity to work on the beautiful MS Peckover Gr. 7, a 12th century Manuscript.
#Byzantine
A couple of years ago I was working on a new catalogue of the Greek manuscripts of the Cadbury Research Library with some good colleagues and I had the opportunity to work on the beautiful MS Peckover Gr. 7, a 12th century Manuscript.
#Byzantine
I am thrilled and proud to announce that I have been elected a Postgraduate Member of the @royalhistsoc.org
We are very pleased to announce the election of 248 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate members to the Royal Historical Society following the latest meeting of the RHS Council bit.ly/4o0xhJV
We warmly welcome all those joining @royalhistsoc.org from today #Skystorians 1/2
We warmly welcome all those joining @royalhistsoc.org from today #Skystorians 1/2
Society elects 248 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members - RHS
At its latest meeting on 12 September 2025, the RHS Council elected 73 Fellows, 62 Associate Fellows, 50 Members and 63 Postgraduate Members, a total of 248 people newly associated with the Society, f...
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October 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I am thrilled and proud to announce that I have been elected a Postgraduate Member of the @royalhistsoc.org
Very excited to share our latest episode with Dr. Nikita on #bioarchaeology & human mobility in Byzantine Cyprus! Dr. Nikita explains how skeletal remains can be used to study population movement, and why this helps us understand the #ByzantineBluesky world.
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September 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Very excited to share our latest episode with Dr. Nikita on #bioarchaeology & human mobility in Byzantine Cyprus! Dr. Nikita explains how skeletal remains can be used to study population movement, and why this helps us understand the #ByzantineBluesky world.
open.substack.com/pub/byzantio...
open.substack.com/pub/byzantio...
Reading Magdalino’s work on Manuel I Komnenos once again, this time at the Sheppard-Worlock Library and, of course, using one of @byzantioexplained.bsky.social’s bookmarks so I don’t lose my place.
#ByzantineBluesky
#ByzantineBluesky
September 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Reading Magdalino’s work on Manuel I Komnenos once again, this time at the Sheppard-Worlock Library and, of course, using one of @byzantioexplained.bsky.social’s bookmarks so I don’t lose my place.
#ByzantineBluesky
#ByzantineBluesky
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📬 The September 2025 Byzantio Explained Newsletter is out! 🎓
Inside (free):
📌 Calls for Papers
📚 New Publications
🎓 Scholarships & Opportunities
📰 Byzantine News
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#ΒυζαντιοExplained #ByzantineStudies #ByzantineBluesky
Inside (free):
📌 Calls for Papers
📚 New Publications
🎓 Scholarships & Opportunities
📰 Byzantine News
👉 byzantioexplained.substack.com/p/explained-...
#ΒυζαντιοExplained #ByzantineStudies #ByzantineBluesky
Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - Σεπτέμβριος | September 2025
Your Monthly Dose of Byzantine History and Culture
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September 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
📬 The September 2025 Byzantio Explained Newsletter is out! 🎓
Inside (free):
📌 Calls for Papers
📚 New Publications
🎓 Scholarships & Opportunities
📰 Byzantine News
👉 byzantioexplained.substack.com/p/explained-...
#ΒυζαντιοExplained #ByzantineStudies #ByzantineBluesky
Inside (free):
📌 Calls for Papers
📚 New Publications
🎓 Scholarships & Opportunities
📰 Byzantine News
👉 byzantioexplained.substack.com/p/explained-...
#ΒυζαντιοExplained #ByzantineStudies #ByzantineBluesky
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Ξεκινήστε τη νέα ακαδημαϊκή χρονιά με το πρώτο Newsletter της σεζόν:
📌 Προσκλήσεις για συνέδρια
📚 Νέες εκδόσεις
🎓 Υποτροφίες & ευκαιρίες
📰 Βυζαντινά νέα
Διαβάστε το και κάντε δωρεάν εγγραφή εδώ:
👉 byzantioexplained.substack.com/p/explained-...
#ΒυζαντιοExplained #ByzantineStudies #ByzantineBluesky
📌 Προσκλήσεις για συνέδρια
📚 Νέες εκδόσεις
🎓 Υποτροφίες & ευκαιρίες
📰 Βυζαντινά νέα
Διαβάστε το και κάντε δωρεάν εγγραφή εδώ:
👉 byzantioexplained.substack.com/p/explained-...
#ΒυζαντιοExplained #ByzantineStudies #ByzantineBluesky
Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - Σεπτέμβριος | September 2025
Your Monthly Dose of Byzantine History and Culture
byzantioexplained.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Ξεκινήστε τη νέα ακαδημαϊκή χρονιά με το πρώτο Newsletter της σεζόν:
📌 Προσκλήσεις για συνέδρια
📚 Νέες εκδόσεις
🎓 Υποτροφίες & ευκαιρίες
📰 Βυζαντινά νέα
Διαβάστε το και κάντε δωρεάν εγγραφή εδώ:
👉 byzantioexplained.substack.com/p/explained-...
#ΒυζαντιοExplained #ByzantineStudies #ByzantineBluesky
📌 Προσκλήσεις για συνέδρια
📚 Νέες εκδόσεις
🎓 Υποτροφίες & ευκαιρίες
📰 Βυζαντινά νέα
Διαβάστε το και κάντε δωρεάν εγγραφή εδώ:
👉 byzantioexplained.substack.com/p/explained-...
#ΒυζαντιοExplained #ByzantineStudies #ByzantineBluesky
While looking for some seals today I came across this beautiful signet ring of John, an imperial spatharios.
The ring is dated to the 10th century, it is made of gold and niello and today it is housed at The MET Museum.
Accession Number: 1992.239
#ByzantineBluesky
The ring is dated to the 10th century, it is made of gold and niello and today it is housed at The MET Museum.
Accession Number: 1992.239
#ByzantineBluesky
August 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM
While looking for some seals today I came across this beautiful signet ring of John, an imperial spatharios.
The ring is dated to the 10th century, it is made of gold and niello and today it is housed at The MET Museum.
Accession Number: 1992.239
#ByzantineBluesky
The ring is dated to the 10th century, it is made of gold and niello and today it is housed at The MET Museum.
Accession Number: 1992.239
#ByzantineBluesky
I would like to congratulate my good friend @dimitrisatticus.bsky.social for defending successfully his doctoral thesis today!
His research topic: The Byzantine Empire and the tribes along the Danube Frontier and in the Administration of Thrace (4th–7th Centuries)!
Congratulations Dr Bogdantsalis!
His research topic: The Byzantine Empire and the tribes along the Danube Frontier and in the Administration of Thrace (4th–7th Centuries)!
Congratulations Dr Bogdantsalis!
August 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I would like to congratulate my good friend @dimitrisatticus.bsky.social for defending successfully his doctoral thesis today!
His research topic: The Byzantine Empire and the tribes along the Danube Frontier and in the Administration of Thrace (4th–7th Centuries)!
Congratulations Dr Bogdantsalis!
His research topic: The Byzantine Empire and the tribes along the Danube Frontier and in the Administration of Thrace (4th–7th Centuries)!
Congratulations Dr Bogdantsalis!
Dear colleagues,
I hope you are well. I am trying to connect to PBW2016, but it doesn't seem to work.
#ByzantineStudies
Any help?
I hope you are well. I am trying to connect to PBW2016, but it doesn't seem to work.
#ByzantineStudies
Any help?
June 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Dear colleagues,
I hope you are well. I am trying to connect to PBW2016, but it doesn't seem to work.
#ByzantineStudies
Any help?
I hope you are well. I am trying to connect to PBW2016, but it doesn't seem to work.
#ByzantineStudies
Any help?
I really like how #AI sees me.
Of course i asked it to make me as Pixar character teaching #Byzantine history… what else?!
Also glad it didn’t include my white hair.
Of course i asked it to make me as Pixar character teaching #Byzantine history… what else?!
Also glad it didn’t include my white hair.
June 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I really like how #AI sees me.
Of course i asked it to make me as Pixar character teaching #Byzantine history… what else?!
Also glad it didn’t include my white hair.
Of course i asked it to make me as Pixar character teaching #Byzantine history… what else?!
Also glad it didn’t include my white hair.
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Honoured to be invited to present Βυζάντιο explained at the “Social Media and History” symposium by the Ionian University (19 June 2025).
Our first academic appearance alongside fellow scholars who use digital media to promote historical research.
👉 history.ionio.gr/gr/news/32689/
Our first academic appearance alongside fellow scholars who use digital media to promote historical research.
👉 history.ionio.gr/gr/news/32689/
June 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Honoured to be invited to present Βυζάντιο explained at the “Social Media and History” symposium by the Ionian University (19 June 2025).
Our first academic appearance alongside fellow scholars who use digital media to promote historical research.
👉 history.ionio.gr/gr/news/32689/
Our first academic appearance alongside fellow scholars who use digital media to promote historical research.
👉 history.ionio.gr/gr/news/32689/
Thrilled to be at Oxford last Friday for the "Digital Byzantine Studies: Current Methods and Future Applications" event, hosted by the Maison Française d'Oxford. I caught up with good old friends and met many new ones.
@digibyzantine.bsky.social @sealygirl.bsky.social @surmaison.bsky.social
@digibyzantine.bsky.social @sealygirl.bsky.social @surmaison.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Thrilled to be at Oxford last Friday for the "Digital Byzantine Studies: Current Methods and Future Applications" event, hosted by the Maison Française d'Oxford. I caught up with good old friends and met many new ones.
@digibyzantine.bsky.social @sealygirl.bsky.social @surmaison.bsky.social
@digibyzantine.bsky.social @sealygirl.bsky.social @surmaison.bsky.social
April 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Honoured to be present for a second year at the Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies — this time in Birmingham! Thanks to Dr Daniel Reynolds & the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies for sharing our Βυζάντιο explained flyers.
And thanks to Dr Flavia Vanni for the photo!
And thanks to Dr Flavia Vanni for the photo!
April 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Honoured to be present for a second year at the Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies — this time in Birmingham! Thanks to Dr Daniel Reynolds & the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies for sharing our Βυζάντιο explained flyers.
And thanks to Dr Flavia Vanni for the photo!
And thanks to Dr Flavia Vanni for the photo!
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Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - 56th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies
ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS OPENED AGAIN! Byzantium from below: rural and non-elite life in the Byzantine world
#ByzantineStudies #ByzantineHistory
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ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS OPENED AGAIN! Byzantium from below: rural and non-elite life in the Byzantine world
#ByzantineStudies #ByzantineHistory
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Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - 56th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies
ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS OPENED AGAIN! Byzantium from below: rural and non-elite life in the Byzantine world
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April 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - 56th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies
ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS OPENED AGAIN! Byzantium from below: rural and non-elite life in the Byzantine world
#ByzantineStudies #ByzantineHistory
open.substack.com/pub/byzantio...
ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS OPENED AGAIN! Byzantium from below: rural and non-elite life in the Byzantine world
#ByzantineStudies #ByzantineHistory
open.substack.com/pub/byzantio...
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CFP: Byzantium beyond Byzantium, 25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies, Vienna, August 24–29, 2026. Submissions due April 30, 2025
25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies | Mary Jaharis Center
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March 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
CFP: Byzantium beyond Byzantium, 25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies, Vienna, August 24–29, 2026. Submissions due April 30, 2025
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Our goodie (or should we say foodie?) bags are ready, packed with seal-themed surprises! 🎁
Come grab yours tomorrow at the 13th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography and see what we’ve prepared for you! ✨
Come grab yours tomorrow at the 13th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography and see what we’ve prepared for you! ✨
March 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Our goodie (or should we say foodie?) bags are ready, packed with seal-themed surprises! 🎁
Come grab yours tomorrow at the 13th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography and see what we’ve prepared for you! ✨
Come grab yours tomorrow at the 13th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography and see what we’ve prepared for you! ✨
Extremely jealous to miss the 13th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography in Cologne this week.
The organisers have done an amazing work! Good luck to everyone presenting!
@digibyzantine.bsky.social
byzantinistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/siegelsympos...
The organisers have done an amazing work! Good luck to everyone presenting!
@digibyzantine.bsky.social
byzantinistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/siegelsympos...
Siegelsymposium
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March 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Extremely jealous to miss the 13th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography in Cologne this week.
The organisers have done an amazing work! Good luck to everyone presenting!
@digibyzantine.bsky.social
byzantinistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/siegelsympos...
The organisers have done an amazing work! Good luck to everyone presenting!
@digibyzantine.bsky.social
byzantinistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/siegelsympos...
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🎉 The 13th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography is just one week away!
Check out the full programme on the dedicated website:
🔗 byzantinistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/siegelsympos...
🤳🏽We'll be posting live updates from this account with the hashtag #siegelsymposium – don’t miss it!
Check out the full programme on the dedicated website:
🔗 byzantinistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/siegelsympos...
🤳🏽We'll be posting live updates from this account with the hashtag #siegelsymposium – don’t miss it!
March 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🎉 The 13th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography is just one week away!
Check out the full programme on the dedicated website:
🔗 byzantinistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/siegelsympos...
🤳🏽We'll be posting live updates from this account with the hashtag #siegelsymposium – don’t miss it!
Check out the full programme on the dedicated website:
🔗 byzantinistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/siegelsympos...
🤳🏽We'll be posting live updates from this account with the hashtag #siegelsymposium – don’t miss it!
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🎧 Νέο επεισόδιο! 🦌📜 Συζητάμε με τη Μαρία Λεοντσίνη για την πανίδα στον βυζαντινό κόσμο & το ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα «Ήμερη και άγρια πανίδα στον ελλαδικό χώρο». 🌿🔍 Ακούστε τώρα! 🎙️👇
#ΒυζάντιοExplained #Podcast #ByzantineHistory
🔗 youtu.be/9y56UlmDkbY
#ΒυζάντιοExplained #Podcast #ByzantineHistory
🔗 youtu.be/9y56UlmDkbY
επ. 20 Ήμερη και άγρια πανίδα στον ελλαδικό χώρο, με την Μαρία Λεοντσίνη.
YouTube video by Βυζάντιο explained
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March 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
🎧 Νέο επεισόδιο! 🦌📜 Συζητάμε με τη Μαρία Λεοντσίνη για την πανίδα στον βυζαντινό κόσμο & το ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα «Ήμερη και άγρια πανίδα στον ελλαδικό χώρο». 🌿🔍 Ακούστε τώρα! 🎙️👇
#ΒυζάντιοExplained #Podcast #ByzantineHistory
🔗 youtu.be/9y56UlmDkbY
#ΒυζάντιοExplained #Podcast #ByzantineHistory
🔗 youtu.be/9y56UlmDkbY
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The 25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies Website is Live!
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Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - The 25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies Website is Live!
Announcing the 25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies – Vienna 2026
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February 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The 25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies Website is Live!
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Attend: Byzantium and Its Environment, 27th International Graduate Conference of the Oxford University Byzantine Society, University of Oxford and Zoom, March 1–2, 2025. Advance registration required maryjahariscenter.org/blog/byzanti...
Byzantium and Its Environment | Mary Jaharis Center
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February 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Attend: Byzantium and Its Environment, 27th International Graduate Conference of the Oxford University Byzantine Society, University of Oxford and Zoom, March 1–2, 2025. Advance registration required maryjahariscenter.org/blog/byzanti...
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🎉 Celebrating 4 Years of "Βυζάντιο Explained"! 🎉
Over 116,000 plays across platforms, 4,600+ podcast followers, 1,700+ YouTube subscribers, and a growing Instagram community of 2,600+
Thank you for joining us on this journey through Byzantine history! #ΒυζάντιοExplained #PodcastAnniversary #ThankYou
Over 116,000 plays across platforms, 4,600+ podcast followers, 1,700+ YouTube subscribers, and a growing Instagram community of 2,600+
Thank you for joining us on this journey through Byzantine history! #ΒυζάντιοExplained #PodcastAnniversary #ThankYou
February 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🎉 Celebrating 4 Years of "Βυζάντιο Explained"! 🎉
Over 116,000 plays across platforms, 4,600+ podcast followers, 1,700+ YouTube subscribers, and a growing Instagram community of 2,600+
Thank you for joining us on this journey through Byzantine history! #ΒυζάντιοExplained #PodcastAnniversary #ThankYou
Over 116,000 plays across platforms, 4,600+ podcast followers, 1,700+ YouTube subscribers, and a growing Instagram community of 2,600+
Thank you for joining us on this journey through Byzantine history! #ΒυζάντιοExplained #PodcastAnniversary #ThankYou
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📢 New #ByzantineStudies Newsletter is out! 🎉 Feb 2025 edition packed with events, #CFPs, new pubs, scholarships & news! Check out lectures in DC & Oxford, conferences in Edinburgh & Vienna, & funding opps at SFU! Plus, a review of text recognition tools & more!
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Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - Φεβρουάριος | February 2025
Your Monthly Dose of Byzantine History and Culture
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February 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
📢 New #ByzantineStudies Newsletter is out! 🎉 Feb 2025 edition packed with events, #CFPs, new pubs, scholarships & news! Check out lectures in DC & Oxford, conferences in Edinburgh & Vienna, & funding opps at SFU! Plus, a review of text recognition tools & more!
open.substack.com/pub/byzantio...
open.substack.com/pub/byzantio...
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New article: Helen Gittos, "Sutton Hoo and Syria: The Anglo-Saxons Who Served in the Byzantine Army?." The English Historical Review (2025) [Open Access]
Sutton Hoo and Syria: The Anglo-Saxons Who Served in the Byzantine Army? | Mary Jaharis Center
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January 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
New article: Helen Gittos, "Sutton Hoo and Syria: The Anglo-Saxons Who Served in the Byzantine Army?." The English Historical Review (2025) [Open Access]