Byzantine, Western, and Post-Byzantine Towers (10th–16th Centuries)
Friday, 18 – Sunday, 20 November 2022
Organizing Committee
Paschalis Androudis, Katerina Manousou-Ntella, Ploutarchos Theocharidis
About the Conference
An Online International Conference will be held from 18 to 20 November 2022, focusing on towers from the Byzantine and Post-Byzantine periods (10th to 16th centuries). The event will take place online through Zoom Towers in Latin Mainland Greece and The Peloponnese.
This conference aims to explore different aspects of towers built during this time period. It will look at how these towers were built, decorated, used, and changed over time. Although the conference does not try to cover every detail, it will provide a place for scholars to share their research and ideas.
Topics to Be Discussed
The conference will include a wide variety of topics, such as:
Free-standing towers
Monastic towers
Towers in seaports and forts
Donjons (large tower keeps) Private Tours Istanbul
Towers in palaces
Gate towers
Towers in Byzantine Asia Minor (Anatolia)
Seljuk towers
Towers built by Frankish, Venetian, and Genoese rulers
Heraldic symbols on towers
Ottoman and Post-Byzantine towers
Towers with cannons
Warfare in Byzantine and Ottoman times
Inscriptions found on towers
Towers with supporting structures (buttresses)
Tower houses from the Byzantine, Frankish, Venetian, and early Ottoman periods
