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

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

The empire during the time of Justinian. Credit: Tataryn / Wikimedia Commons The ... possibly Leo Phokas (some have even suggested the emperor himself, Nikephoros Phokas). It was written in Greek ...

To that end, he takes up the example of Justinian I, emperor of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 527 to 565 CE. Justinian, Swist says, assumed power in a time marked by fierce tribalism ...

President Donald J. Trump was sworn into office just one month ago, but for many Americans, these few weeks have felt like years. Executive orders targeting diversity programs and marginalized ...

Forced conversions: Emperor Justinian (527-565) enacted laws banning Jewish religious traditions, including Hebrew scripture readings. Jews were blamed for plagues, fires, and military defeats ...

Jesus believed in the imminent end of the world and the coming of the “Day of the Lord,” but that day never arrived, and ...

Built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian at the height of the Byzantine Empire's power, the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque has been one of the world's best-known buildings for most of the last 1,500 years.

The Roman Empire was one of the greatest empires in history ... Not long after, in 535, Eastern Roman armies invaded Italy, with Emperor Justinian declaring that “the Goths have used force to take ...

first built as a Christian cathedral by Byzantine emperor Justinian in the 530s and then rebuilt in grand fashion after an earthquake and finally turned into a mosque by the conquering Sultan Mehmed ...