A stunning Byzantine-era mosaic has been unveiled to the public for the first time, offering a glimpse into life in the Negev ...

Byzantine-Hellenistic Icon Faces Quake Risk Hagia Sophia, a Byzantine marvel with Hellenistic roots, undergoes restoration to ...

Why can we say that 146 BCE was crucial in the formation of the Roman Empire, perhaps more than any other single year?

What happened after the Ottomans took Constantinople in 1453? In this new season of Kings and Generals’ Ottoman Empire documentary, we explore the transformation of the former Byzantine capital into ...

Construction workers clearing rubble from destroyed houses in Maarat al-Numan revealed the entrance to a mysterious ...

Based on the presence of the cross and the pottery and glass pieces that were found, this tomb dates back to the Byzantine ...

Turkey is located near two fault lines, leaving the 1,500-year-old structure vulnerable to damage. Architects and engineers will be investigating how to best preserve it ...

There is no other place on Earth where Christian mosaics of saints and Byzantine rulers are juxtaposed ... the last standing symbol of their empire. But in 1453, when Ottoman sultan Mehmed II ...

The Byzantine Empire lasted until 1453, when Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) was conquered by the Ottoman Turks. Through the past two centuries, fabled Byzantium was reduced to little more ...

A portrait of the final Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palailogos, has been discovered by archaeologists in Greece. The portrait was found on a mid-15th century fresco uncovered at a monastery ...

Constantine XI heroically perished during the final siege of Constantinople on May 29, 1453, an event that marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and the beginning of a new era in the region. Far from ...