When the Western Roman Empire fell, its influence endured - reshaped and reasserted by those eager to carry its mantle. In ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a Muslim house of prayer ...

A discussion of the Byzantium Empire, the longest lasting empire in the western world which began in 330 A.D. and collapsed 1,123 years later in 1453. The Collapse of the Byzantine Empire, 1453 ...

The Byzantine Empire around 717 AD. Credit: Renato de carvalho ferreira / Rowanwindwhistler / Wikimedia Commons. Eutychius was a eunuch sent by Leo III to occupy the position since his predecessor, ...

The finding was made during an excavation at the Harbor of Eleutherios, one of the ports of ancient Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Archaeologists discovered a pair of 1,500 ...

Panselinos has long been considered one of the great Byzantine artists of the 14th century. His true identity, however, had long been lost.

The famous helmet is among the Anglo-Saxon artifacts that indicate an eastern link with the Byzantine Empire. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

Three dromons, typical Byzantine ships, sailing with sails and oars, artwork by Rafael Monleón. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons Civil wars within the empire itself provided a stage for Greek ...

The Byzantine Empire had been steadily losing land since the 7th century and vanished entirely after the battle in 1453. The painting is the last known portrait of any Byzantine emperor created ...