Archaeologists near the Sea of Galilee have discovered a rare, nearly 1,400-year-old hoard of gold coins and jewelry dating ...

(The Conversation) — Fierce debates about visual depictions of the sacred have existed for centuries. An art historian explains the controversies in the Byzantine Empire over images of Christ. (The ...

Renaissance Europe revered ancient Greece but dismissed Byzantium—a West–East divide that continues to shape humanism today.

From Charlottesville to the Capitol, medieval imagery has been repeatedly on show at far-right rallies and riots in recent years. But amid all the expected Viking imagery and nods to the Crusaders has ...

Saint Gregory the Illuminator is depicted in a ancient Byzantine mosaic in Pammakaristos Church, Istanbul, Turkey. The church was built between the 11th and 12th centuries. A new study has ...

The strategy of the Byzantine Empire combined military skill, diplomacy, and innovation to ensure survival for centuries. Through fortified defenses, alliances, and the use of advanced tactics and ...

Archaeologists uncovered a Byzantine fortress in Lecce, Italy, revealing how a Roman amphitheater became a stronghold.

During the past century, the tiny, inbred academic field of Byzantine Studies was dominated by professors of British, French, or Slavic heritage. More recently, a generation of young scholars with ...

From Charlottesville to the Capitol, medieval imagery has been repeatedly on show at far-right rallies and riots in recent years. But amid all the expected Viking imagery and nods to the Crusaders has ...

The Byzantium Empire was the longest lasting empire in the western world. It was inaugurated in 330 A.D. when Roman Emperor Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Empire from Rome to Byzantium ...

An artifact from at least 500 years ago was donated to an Oklahoma museum recently, after it was confiscated by local ...

Since 2004 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...