Empress Sophia, wife of Emperor Justin II, was a prominent Byzantine ruler known for her intelligence, ambition, and political influence.…
Two layers of high-artistic-quality frescoes from the late Byzantine period, reflecting the aesthetic trends of Constantinople, were discovered in the…
Technological achievements from Ancient Greece to Byzantium will be presented at the 3rd International Conference of Ancient Greek and Byzantine…
The Varangian Guard was an elite unit in the Byzantine Empire, renowned for its loyalty and combat prowess. Established in…
One of the biggest challenges Constantinople faced as the Eastern Capital of the Roman Empire was supplying the population with…
The oldest Armenian coins found in Armenia date back to the 6th-5th centuries BC. As this was a century of…
Theophobos (Θεόφοβος), originally Nasir (ناصر), was a Kurdish commander of the Khurramite sect who converted to Christianity and entered Byzantine…
The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of…
Apollonia in Cyrenaica (modern Libya) was founded by Greek colonists and became a significant commercial centre in the southern Mediterranean,…
On May 11, 330, Constantine I dedicated Byzantium (Constantinople; now Istanbul) as the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire…
“Greek fire” has become infamous as a mysterious East Roman (Byzantine) incendiary weapon that helped the empire survive against many…
An Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered an Ancient Greek pottery workshop and a storage building at Tabet Al-Motaweh area to the…
Thessaloniki, the second largest city for most of the existence of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, fell to the Ottoman…
Although Athens is known for its classical history, a fact clearly visible by the countless ancient monuments and sites found…
The Eastern Roman Empire, more commonly known as the Byzantine Empire, was a Greek-speaking Empire, the longest in human history.…
The Spadafora family are Sicilian nobility of Byzantine-Greek origin. According to tradition, the family was originally from Byzantium and traced…
On this day, we celebrate the temporary liberation of our Holy Capital of Antioch! On October 28, 969 A.D., East…
On May 11, 330, Constantine I dedicated Byzantium (Constantinople; now Istanbul) as the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire…
A beautifully illustrated story by Chrysavgi Sakellaropoulou and Spyros Theocharis has brought the East Roman Empire, or more commonly known…