{"product_id":"very-rare-gold-byzantine-cross-recovered-from-a-shipwreck-large","title":"Very Rare Gold Byzantine Cross Recovered from a Shipwreck Large","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold Byzantine Cross Recovered from a Shipwreck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Byzantine Empire\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Byzantine_Empire\"\u003eByzantine Empire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas ruled by emperors of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Palaiologos\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palaiologos\"\u003ePalaiologos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edynasty in the period between 1261 and 1453, from the restoration of Byzantine rule to Constantinople by the usurper\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Michael VIII Palaiologos\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_VIII_Palaiologos\"\u003eMichael VIII Palaiologos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efollowing its recapture from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Latin Empire\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Latin_Empire\"\u003eLatin Empire\u003c\/a\u003e, founded after the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Fourth Crusade\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fourth_Crusade\"\u003eFourth Crusade\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1204), up to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Fall of Constantinople\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fall_of_Constantinople\"\u003eFall of Constantinople\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Ottoman Empire\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Empire\"\u003eOttoman Empire\u003c\/a\u003e. Together with the preceding\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Nicaean Empire\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicaean_Empire\"\u003eNicaean Empire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the contemporary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Frankokratia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankokratia\"\u003eFrankokratia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, this period is known as the late Byzantine Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFrom the start, the regime faced numerous problems.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Cyril255_3-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Palaiologos_dynasty#cite_note-Cyril255-3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e2\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Turkish people\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkish_people\"\u003eTurks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Asia Minor\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asia_Minor\"\u003eAsia Minor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehad begun conducting raids and expanding into Byzantine territory in Asia Minor by 1263, just two years after the enthronement of the first Palaiologos emperor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Michael VIII Palaiologos\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_VIII_Palaiologos\"\u003eMichael VIII\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Anatolia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anatolia\"\u003eAnatolia\u003c\/a\u003e, which had formed the very heart of the shrinking empire, was systematically lost to numerous Turkic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca title=\"Ghazw\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ghazw\"\u003eghazis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, whose raids evolved into conquering expeditions inspired by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Islamic\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islamic\"\u003eIslamic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ezeal, the prospect of economic gain, and the desire to seek refuge from the Mongols\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-John_Joseph_Saunders_4-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Palaiologos_dynasty#cite_note-John_Joseph_Saunders-4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eafter the disastrous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Battle of Köse Dağ\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_K%C3%B6se_Da%C4%9F\"\u003eBattle of Köse Dağ\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1243. The Palaiologoi were engaged on several fronts, often continually, while the empire's supply of food and manpower dwindled. In this period, the Byzantine Empire found itself continually at war, both civil and interstate, with most interstate conflicts being with other Christian empires. Most commonly, these comprised the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Second Bulgarian Empire\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Bulgarian_Empire\"\u003eSecond Bulgarian Empire\u003c\/a\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Serbian Empire\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serbian_Empire\"\u003eSerbian Empire\u003c\/a\u003e, the remnants of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Latin Empire\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Latin_Empire\"\u003eLatin Empire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand even the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Knights Hospitaller\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Knights_Hospitaller\"\u003eKnights Hospitaller\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe loss of land in the East to the Turks and in the West to the Bulgarians coincided with two disastrous civil wars, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Black Death\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Death\"\u003eBlack Death\u003c\/a\u003e, and the 1354 earthquake at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Gallipoli\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gallipoli\"\u003eGallipoli\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich allowed the Turks to occupy the peninsula. By 1380, the Byzantine Empire consisted of the capital\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Constantinople\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constantinople\"\u003eConstantinople\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand a few other isolated exclaves, which only nominally recognized the Emperor as their lord. Nonetheless, Byzantine diplomacy, political intrigue and the invasion of Anatolia by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Timur\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timur\"\u003eTimur\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eallowed Byzantium to survive until 1453. The last remnants of the Byzantine Empire, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Despotate of the Morea\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Despotate_of_the_Morea\"\u003eDespotate of the Morea\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Empire of Trebizond\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Empire_of_Trebizond\"\u003eEmpire of Trebizond\u003c\/a\u003e, fell shortly afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eHowever, the Palaiologan period witnessed a renewed flourishing in art and the letters, in what has been called the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Palaeologan Renaissance\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palaeologan_Renaissance\"\u003ePalaiologian Renaissance\u003c\/a\u003e. The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Greek scholars in the Renaissance\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_scholars_in_the_Renaissance\"\u003emigration of Byzantine scholars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the West also helped to spark the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Italian Renaissance\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italian_Renaissance\"\u003eItalian Renaissance\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eByzantine Cross plus beads\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMajor \u003cbr\u003eIntrinsic and Spiritual Value Besides the Gold\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal Weight:  11.8 grams Cross \u0026amp; Beads Gold\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold is Skyrocketing Invest in Your Future Now!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAct Now!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e No Returns\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthentication will be not given and no official claims made with this sale.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#shipwreckgold #goldcross #smallgoldcross #investingold #goldinvestor #byzantineCross #shopgold #buygold #goldjewelry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everyday Deals ®","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40863529369664,"sku":null,"price":5999.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/0730\/2208\/files\/71_fca73ee5-57f9-41bd-baf2-b6b2d9a53bed.jpg?v=1768949418","url":"https:\/\/www.everydaydeals.com\/products\/very-rare-gold-byzantine-cross-recovered-from-a-shipwreck-large","provider":"Everyday Deals ®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}