Kings and Generals has begun remaking its animated historical documentary on the rise of the Ottoman Empire, starting with ...

The Roman Empire's enduring legacy has profoundly impacted modern politics, architecture, law, and culture. Yet, its origins ...

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At its peak, the Byzantine Empire stretched from southern Spain to ... in the Ottoman Turks' conquering of Constantinople in 1453 AD. However, a new study suggests the empire actually flourished ...

On the Conquest of Constantinople is one of the most important historical sources on the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of ...

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The textbooks say the Byzantine Empire was a theocratic autocracy uniting church and state under an all-powerful emperor believed by the Byzantines to be God’s viceroy and vicar. Nonsense ...

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"The mosaic discovered in Kiryat Gat is one of the most unique ever found in Israel," said Mark Avrahami, Head of Artistic Conservation at the Israel Antiquities Authority.

The famous helmet is among the Anglo-Saxon artifacts that indicate an eastern link with the Byzantine Empire. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Empire until the fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453. During the Byzantine period the spoken language continued to develop without the archaizing tendencies of the written language.