A conversation with Andrea Myers Achi (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) about the enduring connections between Byzantium and a number of African cultures, beginning in late antiquity (e.g., Aksum) and continuing into medieval and modern times (e.g., Nubia and Ethiopia).

Andrea Myers Achi is the Mary and Michael Jaharis Associate Curator of Byzantine Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Andrea organized the exhibition at the Met to illustrate these connections (including also manuscripts, textiles, icons, and inscriptions), and it has now moved to the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Byzantium & Friends is hosted by Anthony Kaldellis, a Professor at the University of Chicago.