Empress Sophia, wife of Emperor Justin II, was a prominent Byzantine ruler known for her…
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Two layers of high-artistic-quality frescoes from the late Byzantine period, reflecting the aesthetic trends of…
The Varangian Guard was an elite unit in the Byzantine Empire, renowned for its loyalty…
One of the biggest challenges Constantinople faced as the Eastern Capital of the Roman Empire…
The oldest Armenian coins found in Armenia date back to the 6th-5th centuries BC. As…
Theophobos (Θεόφοβος), originally Nasir (ناصر), was a Kurdish commander of the Khurramite sect who converted…
The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that…
Apollonia in Cyrenaica (modern Libya) was founded by Greek colonists and became a significant commercial…
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…
An Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered an Ancient Greek pottery workshop and a storage building at…
Thessaloniki, the second largest city for most of the existence of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine)…
Although Athens is known for its classical history, a fact clearly visible by the countless…
The Eastern Roman Empire, more commonly known as the Byzantine Empire, was a Greek-speaking Empire,…
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…
On May 11, 330, Constantine I dedicated Byzantium (Constantinople; now Istanbul) as the new capital…
A beautifully illustrated story by Chrysavgi Sakellaropoulou and Spyros Theocharis has brought the East Roman…