Alexander Alexandrovich Vasiliev (1867-1953) was considered the foremost authority on Byzantine history and culture in the mid-20th century. His History of the Byzantine Empire (vol. 1-2, 1928) remains one of a few comprehensive accounts of the entire Byzantine history, on the par with those authored by Edward Gibbon and Fyodor Uspensky. 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered around its capital in Constantinople. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Edward Gibbon (1737-1794). ...

Vasiliev studied under one of the first Byzantinists, Vasily Vasilievky, at the University of St Petersburg and later taught Arabic language there. Between 1897 and 1900, he furthered his education in Paris. In 1902, he accompanied Nicholas Marr in his trip to St Catherine Monastery in Sinai. Seal of Saint Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg State University (Санкт-Петербургский Государственный Университет) one of the oldest Russian educational institutions, established in the city of Saint Petersburg on January 28, 1724 by decree of Peter the Great. ... The Arabic language (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Nikolay Yakovlevich Marr (1864-1934) was a controversial Soviet scholar whose monogenetic theory of language constituted the officially approved ideology of Soviet linguists until 1950, when Joseph Stalin personally slammed it as anti-scientific. ... St. ... Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez (west), Gulf of Aqaba (east) from Space Shuttle STS-40 The Sinai Peninsula (in Arabic, Shibh Jazirat Sina) is a triangle-shaped peninsula lying between the Mediterranean Sea (to the north) and Red Sea (to the south). ...

During his stay at the Yuryev University (1904-12), Vasiliev prepared and published a highly influential monograph, Byzantium and the Arabs (1907). He also worked in the Russian Archaeology Institute, established by Fyodor Uspensky in Constantinople. In 1912, he moved to the St Petersburg University as a professor. He was elected to the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1919. The University of Tartu (Estonian: Tartu Ülikool, German: Universität Dorpat) is the national university of Estonia, and the one classical university in Estonia, located in the city of Tartu. ... Map of Constantinople. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Russian Academy of Sciences: main building Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1925, during his visit to Paris, Vasiliev was persuaded by Michael Rostovtzeff to defect to the West. It was Rostovtzeff who ensured a position at the University of Wisconsin for him. Several decades later, Vasiliev moved to work in Dumbarton Oaks. Towards the end of his life, he was elected President of the Nikodim Kondakov Institute in Prague and of the Association International des Etudes Byzantines. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Mikhail Ivanovich Rostovtzeff, or Rostovtsev (October 29, 1870-October 20, 1952) was one of the 20th centurys foremost authorities on ancient Greek and Roman history. ... The University of Wisconsin was founded in 1848 and is the largest university in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Dumbarton Oaks is a nineteenth-century mansion located in the Georgetown section of Washington, DC. It houses the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, a leading center for scholarship in Byzantine studies, Pre-Columbian studies and the history of landscape architecture. ... Nikodim (or Nikodeme) Pavlovich Kondakov (Russian: ; November 1 (13), 1844, village of Khalan, Kursk Guberniya, Russia–February 17, 1925, Prague, Czechoslovakia), was a Russian historian, specialist in history of Byzantine art. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ...