A powerful summer exhibit at the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki celebrates rebirth and struggle through rare ...

The Yunus Emre Institute in Cairo (Turkish Cultural Centre) hosted a symposium and photo exhibition titled “Hagia Sophia: The Jewel of Istanbul,” highlighting the monument’s historical and cultural ...

Humans, under optimal conditions, can live to an age of 100 or more. That pales in comparison to this cold-water, ...

Relive the dramatic fall of Constantinople in 1453, the siege that ended the Byzantine Empire and reshaped world history. This video explores the Ottoman assault led by Sultan Mehmed II, the massive ...

Archaeologists uncovered a 12th-century Byzantine church built over a Roman settlement near Ahtopol on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria.

Around three miles (5km) of Roman streets still remain in the town grid system, and there are several roads and other ruined ...

A new interactive map reveals the Roman road network, linking Ancient Greece with the empire and shaping trade, travel, and ...

In May 1453, the Ottomans under Sultan Mehmed II brought down the great walls of Constantinople after weeks of siege. This one-minute journey with Google Earth traces the city’s defenses, the decisive ...

From the ancient Greek city of Philadelphia—modern Amman—to the mosaic marvels of Madaba, Jordan's landscape reveals ...