When I began exploring the history of Christianity and the art it inspired, I had no idea it would lead me to one of the ...

( NewsNation) — Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Christian settlement in Jordan that dates back to the mid-sixth century.

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Türkiye and the wider Muslim world celebrate the fifth anniversary of the reconversion of the ...

The mystery of Greek fire continues to baffle historians millennia after its creation. Not only did the 7th-century weapon ...

Greek fire was a mysterious weapon that helped the mighty Byzantine Empire survive and ensure its vast sovereignty for ...

The defining moment came with the 1453 conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II, marking not only the end of the Byzantine Empire but also signalling the close of the European Middle Ages.

Syrian contractor discovers ancient Byzantine tomb complex during construction Believed to be more than 1,500 years old from the Byzantine Empire, the ruins were found in Maarat al-Numan in Idlib ...

Following is a chronological list of notable events that occurred on May 29 throughout history: 1453: Fall of Constantinople The Ottoman Empire, led by Sultan Mehmed II, captured Constantinople after ...

It is an actual reminder of the tragedy of 1453, but also a monument to the foresight of people like Bessarion. When you stand in St. Mark’s Square, think that you are steps away from a direct line to ...

The Byzantine Empire lasted until 1453, when Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) was conquered by the Ottoman Turks.

THIS welcome contribution to Byzantine literature gives an excellent introduction to the historical, social and intellectual atmosphere of the ten centuries during which flourished the eastern ...

The Art of the Byzantine Empire 312-1453, Sources and Documents, by Cyril Mango (Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1972), in 275 searchable and bookmarked pdf pages. This useful book is almost entirely English ...