It began with an appeal for aid from the Christian Byzantine Empire, threatened by the rising power of the Muslim Seljuk ...

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Greek mythology sparked the Renaissance, transforming art from religious instruction to profound explorations of human ...

One of the many things mentioned after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks was that Al Qaeda had chosen that date as a ...

Credit: Jean Le Tavernier / Public Domain The Suda, the massive tome written by a Byzantine scholar around the year 1100, was one of the world’s first encyclopedias and lexicons. Created as both a ...

Pope Urban died in 1099, two weeks after the fall of Jerusalem but before news of the Christian victory made it back to Europe. This was the first of seven major military campaigns fought over the ...

One of the many lost cities is a place called Tharais, which dates all the way back to the Byzantine Empire. And researchers might have just found it.

Pope Leo, also happens to be related to Justin Bieber — and Angelina Jolie, and Hillary Clinton and Justin Trudeau! And these revelations are all a result of the Pope's lineage being traced.

Object Details maker Constantine V Emperor of Byzantium Description (Brief) One (1) solidus coin, Constantine V Byzantine Empire, 741-775 Obverse Image: Facing portrait busts of Constantine V with ...

In Cusco, Peru, the Inti Raymi festival was reenacted by hundreds in elaborate robes, celebrating the ancient sun festival ...

Vatican City, Jun 4, 2025 / 11:34 am Pope Leo XIV met with the National Italian American Foundation on Wednesday and blessed their work in continuing the spiritual and cultural legacy of their ...

Pope Leo XIV told cardinals at the Vatican last month that artificial intelligence “pose[s] challenges to human dignity, justice and labor.” ...