A series of enameled gold panelsWhere it is from: Ivanka pri Nitre, a village in central SlovakiaWhen it was made: Between A.D. 1042 and 1050Related: Assyrian swimmers: 2,900-year-old carving of ...

A 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaic from a Christian monastery was recently put on public display for the first time, giving a glimpse into life during ancient times. The Israeli Ministry of ...

Byzantium, we know, or think we do. As a cultural phenomenon it dated from the early fourth century A.D. when Rome’s first Christian ruler, Constantine the Great, moved the imperial capital east ...

A guard inspects an engraved stone, originally found at a Byzantine underground tomb complex believed to be over 1,500 years old and uncovered by a contractor during the reconstruction of a war ...

Why Byzantine Catholics Fast in June By observing the Apostles’ Fast, we can share in the Apostles’ struggle and consider how we are supposed to spread the gospel. 12th-century icon of Sts.