Anicia Juliana was a Byzantine woman who managed to conquer the fields of architecture, using her massive wealth and noble lineage.
The Byzantine Empire made remarkable contributions to medicine and science, even thouth they are not widely known.
The Byzantine Empire in the 7th century was wrecked by military strife. The empire was halved, with its richest territories ...
The idea that Hungary’s Holy Crown was altered is becoming increasingly widespread, with many pointing to the Habsburgs as ...
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 ...
Most people need a passport, a visa, and a long-haul flight to hop between continents. But in Istanbul, all you need is a ...
From viral memes to bestselling books, Hollywood blockbusters to history podcasts, the fascination with ancient Rome refuses ...
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 ...
In 603, the new Persian emperor, Khosrow II, seizing on a palace coup in Constantinople as a pretext, launches a full-scale invasion of the Byzantine Empire. For twenty-five years, a relentless ...
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 ...