The world mourns the passing of Patrikios Kaleodis, revered as a distinguished authority on ecclesiastical…
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John I Tzimiskes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Α΄ Τζιμισκής, Iōánnēs I Tzimiskēs; c. 925 – 10 January…
Greek fire, a terrifying incendiary weapon wielded by the Byzantine Empire from around 672 AD,…
More than 1,500 years ago, a thriving harbour town southwest of Alexandria, Egypt, was a…
Vikings: Valhalla will embark on one last adventure in Season 3, set to be released…
A remarkable discovery has been made in the West Bank, as archaeologists have uncovered a 1,500-year-old text containing a section of Psalm 86, also known as “A Prayer of David.” However, it turns out there is an error in the text.
On this day, August 31, in 1056 AD, Byzantine Empress Theodora Porphyrogenita died. Theodora was…
Rooms and a tunnel from a 1,500 -years-old Christian church in Istanbul — once called…
Theophobos (Θεόφοβος), originally Nasir (ناصر), was a Kurdish commander of the Khurramite sect who converted…
Turkey and Syria experiencing a nightmare situation after the deadly 7.7 Richter earthquake which, in…
John I Tzimiskes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Α΄ Τζιμισκής, Iōánnēs I Tzimiskēs; c. 925 – 10 January…
In ancient Greece there was a similar custom of decorating a tree, except that the…
In the year 395, the Roman Empire split into two parts: the Western Roman Empire,…
The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that…
The work on the subway construction in Thessaloniki is constantly bringing new finds, thereby delaying…
On this day, August 31, in 1056 AD, Byzantine Empress Theodora Porphyrogenita died. Theodora was…
Apollonia in Cyrenaica (modern Libya) was founded by Greek colonists and became a significant commercial…
Although the origin of the fork may go back to Ancient Greece, its use in…
On May 11, 330, Constantine I dedicated Byzantium (Constantinople; now Istanbul) as the new capital…
“Greek fire” has become infamous as a mysterious East Roman (Byzantine) incendiary weapon that helped…