But he was not born into the royal family and ruled as emperor only because he was the spouse of Empress Zoë, and they shared the throne with Zoë's sister Theodora.

But he was not born into the royal family and ruled as emperor only because he was the spouse of Empress Zoë, and they shared the throne with Zoë's sister Theodora.

The basilica is full of frescoes in every nook and cranny, and its mosaics, depicting Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora, ...

The early Byzantine fortress Tuida was integral to the defense system, and this was the fourth coin of this kind retrieved from the ruins.

When we reflect on the trajectory of history, one undeniable truth surfaces: women have played a pivotal role in shaping our ...

They will be the first reigning emperor and empress to visit Mongolia. The emperor visited the country in 2007 when he was Crown Prince.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako traveled to the city to commemorate the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have visited an area in the city of Hiroshima that was devastated by a rain-triggered disaster 11 years ago.

Hiroshima, June 19 (Jiji Press)--Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Thursday offered prayers in Hiroshima for the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city, as this ...

Hiroshima, June 19 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Hiroshima Prefecture on Thursday to commemorate the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city of ...

It has been formally decided that Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will make an official visit to Mongolia in July. Their itinerary includes a visit to a memorial for Japanese nationals who ...

In the series presented here, recurring motifs of gates, doors and portals introduce a dynamic tension between the tangible ...