Centre for Byzantine Research
The Centre for Byzantine Studies or Centre for Byzantine Research () is an organization based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was founded in 1966 on the initiative of a group of professors from the Faculty of Letters of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The Centre is a research organization which promotes the study of Byzantine history, culture and civilization. It is housed in "Villa Melissa" (the old orphanage Melissa) on Vasilissis Olgas Avenue.