Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...

A rare Byzantine manuscript discovered in a Greek monastery has unveiled hidden historical gems, offering new insights into ...

Join Tom and Dominic for this next instalment on the Franks and the rise of Charlemagne.

Born in the late 5th century, Theodora's early life was marked by hardship. As an actress—a profession viewed with disdain at the time—she encountered social ...

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On the Conquest of Constantinople is one of the most important historical sources on the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of ...

The Byzantine Empire maintained an intriguing relationship with ancient China, thus sending ambassadors there.

The discovery, made near the village of Holzthum in northern Luxembourg, includes 141 gold solidi, coins minted under the rule of nine Roman emperors between 364 and 408 AD. Found near the base of a ...

Meet Belisarius, the legendary general known as "The Emperor’s Sword." Discover how his loyalty to Emperor Justinian and his unmatched tactical brilliance laid the foundation for some of the Byzantine ...

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The Kurdish forces guarding ISIS fighters at a jail in northern Syria say they are opposed to handing the facility to the new rulers in Damascus as they brace for attacks by the ultra-hardline ...

The sudden death of Constantine III in May 641 left Heraclonas as the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. Though Constantine likely died of tuberculosis, rumours spread that Martina and Heraclonas had ...