On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed a decree changing the status of the Byzantine-era built Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque. The first Islamic service in the formerly…
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Meet the sweet-looking Greek who makes Viking-inspired music by throat singing and grunting (VIDEOS)
Ancient Greek mythology has always been in the imaginations of people throughout history – whether it be tales recounted during the Byzantine era, romanticisations during the Renaissance period or beamed all across…
The Fall of Constantinople occurred on May 29, 1453, after a siege which began on April 6. The battle was part of the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars (1265-1453) and is referred to as one…
On this day, August 31, in 1056 AD, Byzantine Empress Theodora Porphyrogenita died. Theodora was the youngest daughter of Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII and Empress Helena, born in 980 AD. “Born in…
In Agia Eirini, a perfectly situated Byzantine-era square near many of the Greek capital’s major attractions and coolest bars and eateries, you will find Perianth Hotel a chic new hotel with interiors…