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

A museum that opened this week in Cyprus showcases priceless early Christian artworks, many of which were recovered after ...

The artifacts were excavated from a city dating back to the third millennium B.C.E. by researchers from Iraq and the British ...

The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered ...

Tucked away along Croatia's coastline lies a little-known gem that is brimming with historical sites from its past as a ...

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

This lavish 19th-century Romano-Byzantine basilica is an architectural and artistic wonder with vivid marble, mosaics and ...

The oldest known depiction of the Crucifixion of Christ is housed in the Greek Orthodox Holy Monastery of St. Catherine on ...

The Byzantine Empire preserved the intellectual heart of Greece and Rome ... Structures like the Hagia Sophia, with its groundbreaking dome and breathtaking mosaics, show how Byzantine architects and ...

Excavation in Pergamon, Turkey unearthed a “Mosaic House” from the Roman period ... read “the sweetest child of them all” and a Byzantine period graveyard. A recent excavation in Pergamon ...

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An empire is a single state that contains a variety ... Then came the Athenians, followed by the Romans and after them the Byzantine rump. Enjoy the latest local, national and international ...