A unique portrait of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire, was discovered at the Old Monastery of the Archangels in Aigialeia, Greece. The finding was made during ...

Anicia Juliana was a Byzantine woman who managed to conquer the fields of architecture, using her massive wealth and noble lineage.

The social position of Byzantine women is not easy to assess considering the vast reach of the empire and the many cultures it encompassed.

There were approximately 73 emperors and five ruling empresses of the Eastern Roman empire, which we call “Byzantine” (the count varies in different sources, depending on the inclusion of some ...

In the Byzantine Empire of the medieval period ... During the year 306 CE, Constantine I became the emperor. renamed Byzantium to Constantinople and changed it from a Greek city to a capital of the ...

The Byzantine Empire in the 7th century was wrecked by military strife. The empire was halved, with its richest territories ...

Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora were the 6th Century golden couple of the Byzantine Empire. Think Jay-Z and Beyonce - but with a lot more chariots. Script and narration by Emma Nagouse ...

Permanent occupation began 2,000 years ago with Nabataeans, continuing to the Roman, Byzantine ... opponents in the Roman Empire. "However, because of the relations between Nerva-Antonine and Severan ...