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Was the Byzantine Empire the Heir to the Ancient Greeks?
Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Romans and the Eastern Roman Empire continues with a video in which we ask if the Byzantine Empire was the heir to the ...
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The Most Powerful Empires Throughout History
Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...
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Byzantine-Era church at Gharandal yields significant pottery finds
Gharandal was a significant site during the Byzantine and early Islam period and pottery was assembled from the site during ...
Archaeology breakthrough as rare Roman coins worth £258k found in Luxembourg
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 ...
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Women Who Shaped the Byzantine Empire as Leaders, Scholars and Saints
Empress Theodora at the Hippodrome of Constantinople. Credit: Louis Hector Leroux, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Women played diverse and influential roles in the Byzantine Empire that extended far ...
Wall Street Journal26d
In a New Age of Empire, Great Powers Aim to Carve Up the Planet
In 1945, the victorious Allied powers gathered in San Francisco to draft a charter for the United Nations, the foundation of a new global order that would make another world war impossible. The ...
Newsweek27d
NASA Tracking Empire State Building-Sized Asteroid Approaching
You can get in touch with Jess by emailing j.thomson@newsweek.com. A massive asteroid the size of the Empire State Building is zooming towards our planet this weekend. The asteroid, named 2024 ...
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JDHS pep band takes its beat to a new level of size and sound
(Klas Stolpe / Juneau Empire) Van Kirk came to JDHS from now-defunct Thunder Mountain High School as part of the Juneau School District’s restructuring this year. His Falcons’ pep band had ...
Smithsonian Magazine28d
See the Greek Biblical Inscription Embedded in an Ancient Mosaic Floor Discovered in Israel
During the first few centuries C.E., Christianity slowly spread through the Roman Empire. In the 300s, the emperor Constantine I converted to Christianity, and a new Byzantine capital was founded ...
Greek Reporter28d
What Was Life Like in Greece During Byzantine Times?
Credit: Hagia Sophia Research Team, World History Encyclopedia, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Life in Greece during the Byzantine Empire is a fascinating chapter of human history. Not many pay attention to the ...
Newsweek28d
Rare Roman Gold Coins Worth $322,000 Found in Luxembourg
These watchtowers were commonly built along the edge of the Roman Empire in the Fourth Century ... "What is very unusual is the combination of the size of the hoard and the material: apparently ...
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Famous Sutton Hoo helmet may be clue that early Anglo-Saxons fought as mercenaries for Byzantine Empire, study suggests
The famous helmet is among the Anglo-Saxon artifacts that indicate an eastern link with the Byzantine Empire. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.