Xaire! you are always welcome around here. I like to think of me as a good cooker too! :-) Michael Psellus...
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Cassius
byzantiumnovum
Sep 20, 2010 2:54 pm
Greetings all, Has anyone got any good source or recommendation for Byzantine music? I know it's out there... but all the links I've been able to find online...
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Timothy Dawson
tvlastaris
Sep 21, 2010 9:37 am
You want to look for a series of CDs By Christodoulos Halaris, *Byzantine Secular Classical Music*, *Akritika* etc. His interpretations are seriously...
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mpsellus
Sep 23, 2010 10:38 pm
Xairetai! if you mean ecclesiastical orthodox music the greek torrents are full of it. Unfortunately due to copyright laws they are difficult to join. Of...
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byzantiumnovumsenator
byzantiumnov...
Oct 5, 2010 7:40 pm
Culture Members; I am not a gourmand or anything but I would suppose that fish would have been a fairly popular dish for dinner, at least in the lands...
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Cassius
byzantiumnovum
Nov 4, 2010 5:19 pm
Salve Senator Audens, I had missed this post... now I want to go out for fish, lol! I'm looking forward to being able to figure out some Byzantine food. Maybe...
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Cassius
byzantiumnovum
Nov 19, 2010 3:09 am
Greetings, Hopefully, in the next day or so I'll be receiving "Daily Life in Byzantium" which I've ordered from Amazon. I'm very much hoping that this gives at...
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ammaulfsson
Nov 30, 2010 2:26 am
Hello all, My husband, Eudo the Varangian, has asked me to join him in this new adventure of his, and as a history fanatic, I couldn't say no. My name is Amma,...
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Cassius
byzantiumnovum
Nov 30, 2010 2:51 am
Greetings Amma, So good to have you here on the culture list. As I'm sure you'll find, Byzantine culture hasn't had anywhere near the attention that say,...
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Amma Ulfsson
ammaulfsson
Nov 30, 2010 3:13 am
Thank you for the welcome to the group! Yes, I have already found the lack of good information out there....luckily much of my education on foods of the...
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Belle Morte Statia
damnnedbeloved
Nov 30, 2010 2:57 pm
Salve, Where bouts in CO? Just moved from Denver little over a year ago myself. Its a strong possiblity our paths may have crossed I was in quite a few Ren ...
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Amma Ulfsson
ammaulfsson
Nov 30, 2010 7:14 pm
We're in Northern CO, up in Ft. Collins. We moved up here from Denver 8 years ago now. He really was only involved with a small group in Denver who were SCA...
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damnnedbeloved
Nov 30, 2010 8:52 pm
Salve, Oh you're in Fort Collins, oh okay. You're wat far north, I was in Lakewood myself lol. Vale, Aeternia...
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Amma Ulfsson
ammaulfsson
Nov 30, 2010 9:00 pm
I did jr. high and high school in Arvada, so I know your area really well! We're considering a move to Boulder next summer when our son hits CU. He who attains...
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Cassius
byzantiumnovum
Dec 9, 2010 3:38 am
Greetings all, I finally received my copy of "Daily Life in Byzantium" but haven't had time to read much. However, the couple of snippits I have glanced at...
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Amma Ulfsson
ammaulfsson
Dec 10, 2010 11:26 am
I have always wanted a Roman-style bath of my own! Of course, I need the huge home to put it in first! No, it certainly wouldn't be public! :) I have been...
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Cassius
byzantiumnovum
Dec 12, 2010 4:09 am
Greetings Amma, I think "Daily Life in Byzantium" is out of print, but I'm sure a copy can still be found through Amazon, eBay or other online source. That's...
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Cassius
byzantiumnovum
Dec 12, 2010 4:38 am
Greetings, Well, I just answered my question with a few minutes research. The Byzantines had soap. Looks like for the most part it was introduced by the...
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Amma Ulfsson
ammaulfsson
Dec 12, 2010 11:33 am
Greetings dear Cassius, It seems as though soap was widely in use, but so was olive oil and strigil bathing. Olive oil is one of the best things you can use on...
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Cassius
byzantiumnovum
Dec 12, 2010 1:57 pm
Greetings Amma, I guess it does make sense that oil and strigil cleaning would have remained in use even after soap came into wider use. Just because the...
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Amma Ulfsson
ammaulfsson
Dec 12, 2010 9:03 pm
Olive oil is one of my favorite oils for massage. I have a local herbalist who makes herb-infused olive oil for headache and muscle ache relief. It feels like...
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Amma Ulfsson
ammaulfsson
Dec 13, 2010 4:56 am
Have you heard about Mount Sapo? Roman legend says that the fat from sacrificed animals would run down the mountain in the rain water, and mixing with the ash...
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Cassius
byzantiumnovum
Dec 13, 2010 2:00 pm
Greetings, Wasn't ignoring your Christmas dinner... was just trying to hold myself back from inviting myself over, lol! :) I'm going to be visiting family this...
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damnnedbeloved
Dec 13, 2010 8:55 pm
Khairete, So just out of curiousity, what was the cuisine like back then? Pax, Aeternia...
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Amma Ulfsson
ammaulfsson
Dec 13, 2010 10:30 pm
Actually, we'll be celebrating with fairly common foods for the period/area and nothing really fancy as you'd likely expect on the holidays (at least for the...
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Amma Ulfsson
ammaulfsson
Dec 13, 2010 10:30 pm
And, dearest Cassius, my table is yours any time! He who attains love cannot fall....
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Amma Ulfsson
ammaulfsson
Dec 14, 2010 4:59 am
I'm so glad you asked! LOL Well, the Byzantines invented marzipan and the fork, so we know they were not untalented when it came to eating! In fact, the fork...
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Timothy Dawson
tvlastaris
Dec 14, 2010 11:21 am
... No doubt it depends upon who is cooking, but when it is me, then the answer is "Delicious!" Prôtospatharios Timotheos Vlastaris, Sometime Eparkhos tês...
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Timothy Dawson
tvlastaris
Dec 14, 2010 11:28 am
... would 'spear' their food with. Where on earth did you get this bizarre idea? The two pronged fork as a cooking utensil existed as far back as Classical...
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Cassius
byzantiumnovum
Dec 14, 2010 3:31 pm
Greetings Amma, I didn't know ANY of this... this would make a great article in the Culture section of the website if you ever get a chance to write it up as a...
