Excavations of an ancient Byzantine shipwreck off the coast of Fournoi near Samos, Greece are bringing new finds onto the surface.

The idea that Hungary’s Holy Crown was altered is becoming increasingly widespread, with many pointing to the Habsburgs as ...

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

Journey through time and explore the most catastrophic decisions that shaped history around 1000 years ago. From epic ...

Who is responsible for the birth of Christianity? As with any major phenomenon, the answer is complex. Christianity developed ...

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

In the late 9th century, the Byzantine Empire faced significant challenges in maintaining ... although it was actually Emperor Louis II who played a significant role in this effort. Basil I’s ...

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 ...

The empire during the time of Justinian ... possibly Leo Phokas (some have even suggested the emperor himself, Nikephoros Phokas). It was written in Greek (three manuscript copies survive, one of them ...

A multidisciplinary and international research project has brought fresh insights into the origins and diversity of the populations that lived under and after the Hun empire between the late 4th ...

He declared that we have been given a chance to "break out of the besieged fortress, and not just break out, but break through the empire's battlements", and that is why, in his view, "we must ...