The Byzantine Empire, which lasted for over a millennium, is one of history's most fascinating empires, not just for its longevity, but for its territorial evolution.

Since Canute headed to Rome and Leif and Harald went to the Byzantine capital of Constantinople, Vikings: Valhalla required filming locations with a much more Mediterranean feel.

The Byzantine Empire, which dates to the 4th century, was a continuation of the vast Roman Empire with its capital in Constantinople — now Istanbul — with Christianity as its state religion.

The Byzantine Empire, which began in the 4th century AD, was a continuation of the Roman empire with its capital in Constantinople — today’s Istanbul — and Christianity as its official religion.

MARAAT AL-NUMAN, Syria (AP) — A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the ...

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 ...

The map is located in Madaba, Jordan, and depicts a total of 157 sites—many of which have yet to be found. One of the many lost cities is a place called Tharais, which dates all the way back to ...

The Madaba Mosaic Map is perhaps the most famous geographical masterpiece of the ancient Near East. Believed to have been built during Emperor Justinian’s reign (527-565 A.D.), the tile art piece is ...

A historic map presented as a gift to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew by General Dimitrios Choupis, Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff. Credit: Hellenic National Defense General ...

This Bewildering Byzantine Bucket Stumped Archaeologists for Decades. Now, They’ve Finally Discovered Its Purpose Fragments of the bucket were first found at England’s Sutton Hoo burial site ...

In a superb octavo volume, replete with valuable maps, plans, and illustrations, and bearing the title "Byzantine Constantinople," Alexander Van Millingen, Professor of History in Roberts College ...

The reality of the Norse world: a map of Eurasia showing selected objects excavated from late Iron Age contexts in Sweden but depicted at their point of origin. Map by Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, ...