Empress Irene of Athens, a pivotal figure in Byzantine history, navigated a world of political intrigue and religious ...

Many varieties of ancient Greek healing herbs grow on "Asclepius Path," Mount Kerketion, where god of medicine, Asclepius, collected them.

Walking intoSt Mark Basilicais like stepping into a golden dream The shimmering mosaics towering domes and intricate carvings transport you to another world-a world where faith power and artistry inte ...

In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...

A public affairs officer escorts media through the currently closed Camp X-Ray, which was the first detention facility to hold "enemy combatants" at the U.S. Naval Station on June 27, 2013, in ...

The role of the first lady takes on different forms throughout history: we retrace it through historical portraits, up to the ...

The Kyiv Teacher’s House in Kyiv, Ukraine is where the nation first declared its independence in 1918; today, it’s home to a museum and is a symbol of Ukrainian freedom ... glimpses into Roman, ...

Credit: Cimabue, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5 One of the most intriguing cultural exchanges in European history is the significant impact of Byzantine art on the Italian Renaissance and the evolution ...

Archaeologists think the tiles once lined a Byzantine-era monastery. The complex also included a large warehouse and winepress Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent Archaeologists have uncovered an ...

Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so once you've learned what each represents (as we explain below) you shouldn't have any problems no matter what you find in your laundry basket ...

Material Symbols for Home Assistant is a collection of 13,803 Google Material Symbols for use within Home Assistant. It uses the icon-set produced and maintained by iconify. There is a Icon Finder ...

The Mariological experience and piety of the Byzantine Churches--Catholic and Orthodox--seem to be embodied almost entirely in their worship. But we find no prominent theological reflection on the ...