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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Archaeological Site of Mystras' has mentioned 'Byzantine' in the following places:
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| Taygetos, near ancient Sparta, it served as the capital of the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea in the 14th and 15th centuries, experiencing a period of prosperity and cultural flowering. | WIKI |
| In late 1248, William II of Villehardouin, ruler of the Frankish Principality of Achaea, captured Monemvasia, the last remaining Byzantine outpost on the Morea. | WIKI |
| [6] The handover was effected in 1262, and henceforth Mystras was the seat of the governor of the Byzantine territories in the Morea. | WIKI |
| The first Byzantine attempts to subdue the Principality of Achaea were beaten back in the battles of Prinitsa and Makryplagi, but the Byzantines were firmly ensconced in Laconia. | WIKI |
| From 1348 until its surrender to the Ottoman Turks on 31 May 1460, Mystras was the residence of a Despot who ruled over the Byzantine Morea, known as the "Despotate of the Morea". | WIKI |
| The frescos in the Peribleptos Monastery Church, dating between 1348 and 1380, are a very rare surviving late Byzantine cycle, crucial for the understanding of Byzantine art. | WIKI |
| Mystras was also the last centre of Byzantine scholarship; the Neoplatonist philosopher George Gemistos Plethon lived there until his death in 1452. | WIKI |
| Hill of Mystras Metropolis of Mystras (St Demetrius) The Byzantine eagle, Metropolis Monastery of Peribleptos Entrance of the fortress (view from the inside) Panorama from the top of Villehardouin's Castle Evangelistria's church Hodigitria church Fresco at Hodigitria's church A street at the town of Mystras Despot's Palace (2017) Pantanassa's monastery View from Villehardouin's Castle Upper City Middle City A Gate Agioi Theodoroi St. George Agia Sofia | WIKI |
| The Franks surrendered the castle to the Byzantines in 1262, it was the centre of Byzantine power in southern Greece, first as the base of the military governor and from 1348 as the seat of the Despotate of Morea. | UNESCO |
| Mystras, as the centre of Byzantine power, quickly attracted inhabitants and institutions; the bishopric was transferred there from Sparta, with its cathedral, the Metropolis or church of Hagios Demetrios, built after 1264. | UNESCO |
| Under the Despots, Mystras reached its zenith with the building of churches, outstanding examples of Late Byzantine church architecture, such as Hagioi Theodoroi (1290-1295), the Hodegetria (c.xc2xa01310), the Hagia Sophia (1350-1365), the Peribleptos (3rd quarter of the 14th century), the Evangelistria (late 14th xe2x80x93 early 15th century) and the Pantanassa (c.xc2xa01430). | UNESCO |
| Mystras is therefore a truly outstanding example of late Byzantine culture which influenced the rest of the Mediterranean world and beyond. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): Mystras constitutes a medieval city whose art, the fruit of the so-called Palaeologan Renaissance, influenced the development of Late Byzantine and Post-byzantine art. | UNESCO |
| The influence of the art of Mystras during the late and post Byzantine era is visible on a large number of monuments in the Peloponnese (such as Geraki, Mani, Longanikos, Leontari, Roinos) especially in painting. | UNESCO |
| During the late Byzantine period the radiance of the art of the Despotate seems to influence the artistic streams which are developed throughout the Greek territoryxc2xa0xe2x80x93 including that of the Cretan School paintingxc2xa0xe2x80x93 always in combination with the powerful influence exerted by the art of Constantinople. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii): Mystras constitutes a unique example of a Byzantine city, an expression of flourishing urban society within the late Byzantine Empire. | UNESCO |
| As a political and administrative provincial centre of the Byzantine state, Mystras became a unique intellectual, cultural and artistic centre. | UNESCO |
| The splendid complex of palaces, one of the few Byzantine survivals, the impressive mansions and the urban residences clearly demonstrate the high quality of life of the cityxe2x80x99s inhabitants in the two last centuries of the Byzantine Empire. | UNESCO |
| The most important monuments on the site give the visitor the chance to perceive various aspects of the Byzantine culture. | UNESCO |