A Palestinian farmer recently stumbled upon a 1,500-year-old mosaic dating to the Byzantine era beneath his olive orchard in ...

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 ...

However, the Eastern Roman Empire would last for another 1,000 years before it too fell. At its peak, the Byzantine Empire ...

Archaeologists recently discovered that the 6th-century Byzantine Bromeswell bucket found at Sutton Hoo was used to hold cremated remains. The find sheds light on Anglo-Saxon burial practices.

Coins from the hoard were minted by the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Emperor Phocas (A.D. 602 to 610) and Emperor Heraclius (A.D. 610 to 641). All of the pieces of money were gold solidus ...

In Greek Orthodox Christianity, which was the official religion of the Byzantine Empire that lasted from 312 to 1453 A.D., some factions were against sacred images and some in favor of them.

An ornate Byzantine floor mosaic showing a variety of colourful birds and other animals has been discovered by chance in Gaza after a Palestinian farmer tried to plant new trees on his land.

The iconic Byzantine Walls of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are set to receive a stunning new lighting ...

Through this course, students will examine the history of Byzantine culture, which grew from the Greek-speaking remains of the Roman Empire. Students will consider how leading men and women shaped ...

The coins are thought to have been buried around the time of the Muslim Conquest of the Levantine Byzantine Empire in 635 AD. A cache of 44 solid gold coins from the Byzantine-era was discovered ...

The Byzantine Empire lasted until 1453, when Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) was conquered by the Ottoman Turks. Through the past two centuries, ...