The Symposium of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Archaeology and Art
The first XAE symposium, entitled "Recent Finds Π Recent ResearchΣ, was organized in Athens in April 1981. Since then the Spring Symposium has been held each year in Athens, except in 1985 when it took place in Thessaloniki.
During this three-day meeting, papers are presented on issues relating to the archaeology and the art history of the Byzantine and the Post-Byzantine period. One day is devoted to a specific subject, with relevant papers.
The one-day colloquium during the Spring Symposium with a special topic was inaugurated in 1988 and the first specific subject was "The Art of the 15th CenturyΣ. The special topics in the following years were: "Art During the Period 1261-1400Σ (1989), "The End of Antiquity in the Cities and the Countryside, on the Basis of the Archaeological EvidenceΣ (1990), "Dominant Trends in Art and Architecture in the Sixteenth CenturyΣ (1991), "Dominant Trends in Art and Architecture in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth CenturiesΣ (1992), "Mani and Its MonumentsΣ (1993), "Christian Boeotia and PhthiotisΣ (1994), "Patronage as a Factor in the Development of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine ArtΣ (1995), "Archaeological and Artistic Testimonies of DeathΣ (1996), "Cities of Byzantium from the 5th to the 15th CenturyΣ (1997), "Tradition and Renewal in 13th-century ArtΣ (1998), "Castles and FortificationsΣ (1999), "Places of Pilgrimage Π Influences in ArtΣ (2000), "Iconographic Cycles of Saints in Byzantine and Post-Byzantine ArtΣ (2001), "Archaeological Evidence of Craft-Industrial Installations in the Byzantine Period (5th-15th c.)Σ (2002), "Dress and Adornment in Byzantium. Testimonies from archaeology and artΣ (2003), "The Byzantine House and Its Equipment, 4th-15th c.Σ (2004), "Ecclesiastical ArchitectureΣ (2005) and "Women in Byzantium: Worship and ArtΣ (2006).