Late Byzantine Period (1081-1204)
Late Byzantine Period (1081-1204)
With the conquest of the city by the Frankish crusaders, this period ends.
11th - 12th Centuries
Considered to be the peak period of the city with noted construction activity. Several distin-guished churches and monasteries were built, such as: Kapnikarea, Panagia Gorgoepikoos, Agioi Theodoroi, Sotira Lykodimou, Agioi Apostoloi, Kaisariani Monastery, Agios Ioannis "omorfi ekklisia" (Galatsi), Monastery of Saint John the Baptist at Kareas, the Monastery of Agios Ioannis The-ologos, the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kynigos and the Monastery of Daphni.
1154
The Arabian geographer al-Idrisi, after a visit to Athens, describes it as a great and flourishing city.
1167
A symbol of the height of civilization, the city shows advanced methods in the production of raw silk and the handicraft of silk material - given by Benjamin of Tudela.
1182-1204
The archbishop of Athens at the time is Michael Choniates, whom, with his written works, gives us a view of the decline of the city. This era ends with the occupation of the Latin crusaders in 1204.
▶︎ Early Byzantine Period (324-565)
▶︎ Middle Byzantine Period (565-1081)
▶︎ Late Byzantine Period (1081-1204)
▶︎ The Latin Occupation (1204-1456)