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

Turkey Erdoğan government formally reopens another Byzantine-era church as a mosque Similar change already implemented at Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia ...

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, which lasted for over a millennium, is one of history's most fascinating empires, not just for its longevity, but for its territorial evolution. Originating from the Eastern ...

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, ...

A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an ...

Believed to be more than 1,500 years old from the Byzantine Empire, the ruins were found in Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province, located on the route between the cities of Aleppo and Damascus.

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 ...

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