A stunning archaeological breakthrough in the Middle East has brought one of the Holy Land's forgotten cities back into the spotlight. Experts believe they have uncovered the ancient Byzantine-era ...

The Byzantine Christian settlement has been discovered in Jordan, marked on the Madaba Mosaic Map, the oldest surviving ...

Why was there no Middle Ages in Mexico? It turns out the answer is a really simple one, as our expert historian explains.

An expert believes that he has rediscovered the lost Byzantine settlement of Tharais in southern Jordan. Archaeologist ...

The map shows the growth of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire’s territories from Justinian’s reign (527) to his and Belisarius’ deaths (565), largely thanks to Belisarius’ military genius.

Security vacuum after Assad downfall has led to plundering for Greek, Roman and Byzantine artefacts ...

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. Originating from the Eastern ...

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.

The first was said to have been commissioned by Constantine, the Roman emperor who converted to Christianity and moved the Roman Empire’s center to Constantinople, ushering in the Byzantine era.

A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the Roman Empire.

When did Rome fall? 476 C.E. is commonly cited as the traditional end of the Western Roman Empire, but the actual collapse may have occurred decades later.

The Byzantine Empire preserved the intellectual heart of Greece and Rome, providing us today with concrete proof as to what became the very bedrock for the eventual Renaissance and the establishment ...