The oldest icon of the Crucifixion of Christ is located in the Greek Orthodox Holy…
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John I Tzimiskes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Α΄ Τζιμισκής, Iōánnēs I Tzimiskēs; c. 925 – 10 January…
Greek fire was an incendiary weapon used by the Byzantine Empire in c. 672. Used…
The Eastern Roman Empire, more commonly known as the Byzantine Empire, was a Greek-speaking Empire,…
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), is unveiling an ambitious transformation in the George…
On this day, we commemorate the Byzantine victory at the Battle of Andrassos. On November…
The Spadafora family are Sicilian nobility of Byzantine-Greek origin. According to tradition, the family was…
On this day, we celebrate the temporary liberation of our Holy Capital of Antioch! On…
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts invites visitors to the opening of its five newly transformed…
On this day in 1056 AD, Byzantine Empress Theodora passed away On this day, August…
The current crisis between Israel and the Palestinians is the latest round in a long…
On May 11, 330, Constantine I dedicated Byzantium (Constantinople; now Istanbul) as the new capital…
A new book aimed at teaching Arab-speaking Greek Orthodox Christians the Koine Greek language was…
A 1,600-year-old Byzantine mosaic uncovered in Yavne, which archaeologists said may have once graced a…
John I Tzimiskes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Α΄ Τζιμισκής, Iōánnēs I Tzimiskēs; c. 925 – 10 January…
Greek fire was an incendiary weapon used by the Byzantine Empire in c. 672. Used to…
The Byzantine-built Basilica Cistern in Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολη, Turkish: İstanbul) is on the verge of collapse…
El Periódico newspaper published an extensive report by its correspondent in Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις, Turkish: İstanbul),…
A beautifully illustrated story by Chrysavgi Sakellaropoulou and Spyros Theocharis has brought the East Roman…
On this day, August 31, in 1056 AD, Byzantine Empress Theodora Porphyrogenita passed away. Theodora…