In addition to protecting Europe from eastern invasions, maintaining Greek and Roman languages, producing fine art with distinctive style, protecting the Christian Orthodox Church, the Byzantine ...

Archaeologists believed they had unearthed the remains of a Byzantine monk buried beneath an ancient monastery in Jerusalem.

Excavation in Pergamon, Turkey unearthed a “Mosaic House” from the Roman period. Archaeologists also discovered an intact, ...

Most people need a passport, a visa, and a long-haul flight to hop between continents. But in Istanbul, all you need is a ...

Not far from Jerusalem, archaeologists have discovered the fifth-century burial of a person wrapped in heavy metal chains.

Simon Sebag Montefiore charts the rise of Istanbul from pagan trading post to capital of three empires and two religions, becoming not only holy but the most coveted city in the world.

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

The city’s complex history is clearly evident in its fortifications, palaces, churches, convents, houses, streets and public squares. Mystras’ distinct architecture is influenced by the so-called ...

The Byzantine Empire is not always recognised as the crucial link that connected the classical world with modern Europe.