The Byzantines and the Venetians were masters of commerce, and that led to a devastating trade war between the two powers.

Women played diverse and influential roles in the Byzantine Empire that extended far beyond the domestic affairs of each family.

The famous helmet is among the Anglo-Saxon artifacts that indicate an eastern link with the Byzantine Empire. The famous ...

Archaeologists have unveiled a remarkable Byzantine-era complex in Israel, featuring a vibrant mosaic floor with a Greek ...

Archaeologists think the tiles once lined a Byzantine-era monastery. The complex also included a large warehouse and ...

As Catholic Christians, we are taught to forgive others, to reconcile with our neighbor, to seek out amicable ways to end grudges and angry separations; yet we have been part of a grudge ...

A helmet found among the artifacts from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may serve as evidence that […] The post This ...

Compelling new research from the University of Oxford argues that early medieval soldiers were recruited from Britain into ...

During the 6th century, the Byzantine Empire, under threat from the Sassanid Empire, conducted extensive recruitment campaigns for troops in Western Europe. These forces, known as Foederati, included ...

Archaeologists recently concluded their excavation of an area in Luxembourg that contained a hoard of 141 ancient Roman coins ...

Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki, gave the world Greece’s best-known street snack – the souvlaki skewers and pita-gyro.

A first-of-its-kind fashion exhibition at the Paris museum draws links between historical objects and the contemporary ...