Greece is famous worldwide for its islands and crystal blue beaches. Of course, there is much more than that, as the country contains many surprises for visitors open to discover them. The north, the ...

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Romans and the Eastern Roman Empire continues with a video in which we ask if the Byzantine Empire was the heir to the ...

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

we mentioned the Akritai (or Akritoi), a group of light infantry soldiers who guarded the eastern frontiers of the Byzantine Empire and were recruited from the peasants of the border provinces. Today, ...

credit: Wellcome Images/ wikimedia commons CC-BY-4.0 The Byzantine Empire is mostly known for its achievements in art and architecture, but not many people know that the Byzantines also made ...

Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what we knew about ancient medicine.

Cities like Gadara (Umm Qais) and Gerasa (Jerash) were part of the pottery trade/production network in the Late Roman and Byzantine periods.Four types of fine pottery could be assigned: The Phocaean ...

Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt According to Professor Mohamed Abdel Badie, head of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities, studies indicate that this industrial complex remained ...

The olive tree is one of the most iconic symbols of the Mediterranean basin, deeply intertwined with the region's history, ...

While still preliminary, future geostatistical studies may help determine if this is a mere coincidence of geography or a deliberate act. Interestingly, the researchers also determined that burial ...

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 ...

A new flintlock fantasy horror trilogy from Richard Swan begins in Grave Empire. Set in the Empire of the Wolf, 200 years after the events of a previous trilogy, you don’t need to have read what ...