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, ...

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 ...

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

The term 'iconoclast,' originating from Greek for 'image-breaker,' describes individuals who challenge traditions and ...

Emperor, was loaded. He sent a bunch of expensive gifts to the Abbasid Caliph, and his own throne was solid gold with golden ...

Empire and the Sasanian (Persian) Empire in the 7th century CE was one of the most consequential military conflicts in world history. Yet few people today have heard of it and most history classes ...

Control of the Mediterranean has been one of the most important triggering factors of the constant conflicts that marked the ...