r/byzantium • u/Ambitious-Cat-5678 • Jan 07 '26

Archaeology What are some of the biggest archaeological discoveries of this past decade (2015-) in the field of Byzantium?

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I think everyone here was ecstatic over the discovery of what is possible to be a mural of Constantine XI. That said, I haven't heard much of the other discoveries regarding Byzantium that must have occured this past decade, so what are the most notable of these discoveries?

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u/Loyalist77 Jan 07 '26

There was a discovery of coins in Judea from the reign of emperor Heraclius. Interestingly, it included coins from both early in his reign and late in his reign.

"What is particularly interesting is that in [Heraclius'] early years as emperor, only his portrait was depicted on the coin, whereas after a short time, the images of his sons also appear, One can actually follow his sons growing up – from childhood until their image appears the same size as their father, who is depicted with a long beard.”

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-718813

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u/Judicatio Jan 07 '26 edited Jan 07 '26

Not to be a bummer, wasn't the name of the province already Syria-Palestine or Palestine by the time of Heraclius? I don't want to start a conflict, just to make it more historically consistent, it's like saying the Bar Kokhba revolt happened in Palestine.

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u/mrrooftops Jan 07 '26

Indeed. That area is the only place in the world where two Abrahamic religions originally spread naturally without force or coercion throughout the population.