A farmer’s unexpected discovery in Slovakia has revealed a stunning 1,000-year-old crown ...

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

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 ...

THE medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea.

The Battle of Dyrrhachium in 1081 marked a major confrontation between the Byzantine Empire and Norman invaders under Robert ...

Anna Komnene, the 11th-century Byzantine princess who defied medieval norms to become one of the first female historians with the Alexiad.

New Crusader Kings 3 DLC All Under Heaven expands the medieval grand strategy game’s map across East Asia, introducing more ways to rule.

It is believed to have made its way to England from the Byzantine Empire, according to Britain’s National Trust. Archaeologists began to find answers when missing pieces of the bucket were ...

The Mongol Empire’s relationship with the popes reached a peak in the latter 13th century. These remarkable relationships helped Mongol diplomacy to set foot in Europe, expanding exchanges and ...

The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was one of the most powerful and enduring civilisations in world history. It began in AD 330 when the Roman Emperor Constantine I declared ...

The gold coin appears to be from the Byzantine Empire in the early 13th century, but archaeologists think the find may date from more than 100 years later. (Image credit: Svetlana Velikova) ...