Rooms and a tunnel from a 1,500 -years-old Christian church in Istanbul — once called Constantinople and the capital of…
After a protracted legal battle spanning 17 years, the Ministry of Culture revealed on Friday that a total of 351…
A 1,500-year-old pair of lady’s sandals adorned with a heartwarming message inscribed in Greek was discovered in Istanbul by archaeologists.…
Theophobos (Θεόφοβος), originally Nasir (ناصر), was a Kurdish commander of the Khurramite sect who converted to Christianity and entered Byzantine…
Charles has personally selected the musical programme for the ceremony on May, 6, at Westminster Abbey, which has been designed…
Turkey and Syria experiencing a nightmare situation after the deadly 7.7 Richter earthquake which, in addition to over 1,000 human…
In ancient Greece there was a similar custom of decorating a tree, except that the plant was not a fir…
Beneath a 400CE Byzantine church built in Banyan in the Golan Heights of occupied Syria, a temple to the Greek…
A submerged ancient Greek city has come to light thanks to months of drought which saw receding waters reveal the…
New discoveries at a Greco-Roman city perched high above the Sea of Galilee, the Hippos (Sussita) of the Decapolis, suggests…
A 2,000-year-old ancient building has been discovered in Crete at the remote ancient site of Lissos, south of Chania in…
The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of…
On 30 September the very spirit of Byzantium will be rekindled in Athens with the official opening of "Hagia Sophia",…
A Palestinian farmer made an unexpected discovery when he was planting a new olive tree in Gaza. Little did he…
Irene Papas chanted the Byzantine hymn "Ti Hypermacho Stratigo" inside Hagia Sophia in Istanbul during a broadcast in 1983. Specifically,…
A 3.50-metre-long marble lintel found during an excavation near the foundations of the Byzantine gate of the castle of Agioi…
The discovery of a 3.50-metre-long marble lintel found during an excavation near the foundations of the Byzantine gate of the castle…
Walking through the streets of Athens, you come across buildings from bygone eras, great monuments and attractions that take you…
Speaking on the latest episode of the Ouzo Talk Podcast, Sydney University’s Sir Nicholas Laurantos Chair in Byzantine and Modern…
Greek museums are once again coming alive in summer with cultural events during the August full moon as is the…