In 1204, crusaders from Western Europe stormed Constantinople, looting one of the richest cities of the medieval world. This documentary explores whether the Fourth Crusade was truly the decisive ...

It began with an appeal for aid from the Christian Byzantine Empire, threatened by the rising power of the Muslim Seljuk ...

The history of Modern Greek at Harvard University began in 1828, just a few years after the Greek War of Independence started ...

What do castles mean to us today? Once built to protect and project power, these historic fortresses are now windows into the ...

Step inside America’s most beautiful historic mansions and explore architectural gems, lavish decor, and the legends behind ...

It was in February 2016 that archaeologists unearthed a unique rock-carved underground Byzantine church in Nevsehir in ...

For more than a century, experts have argued whether it belonged to the 11th-century ruler Constantine IX Monomachos and how the crown ended up on the far northern reaches of the Byzantine Empire.

One of only three surviving Byzantine crowns, it depicts a man and two sisters who jointly ruled the empire in the 11th ...

Watch the Empire State Building Celebrate Ariana Grande’s Birthday With a Musical Light Show The famed skyscraper put on a multicolored display to celebrate the "Thank U, Next" singer.

Crews were battling two different fires in the Inland Empire Saturday afternoon, with one burning on both sides of Highway 138. The first fire, which is being called the Lake Fire, is burning near ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill explores the 1,700-year history of the "rule of faith" in Christianity, ...

The Byzantine liturgy is based on liturgy developed by St. James for the Antiochaian church, but modified by St. Basil (329-379) and St. John Chrysostom (344-407).