Greek scholars made numerous and vital contributions to Italy’s Renaissance, helping bridge Eastern and Western intellectual ...

Over a long period of time, the Byzantine economy was one of the most robust in the Mediterranean. As an economic foundation, trade played an important role in the empire. As a state-controlled ...

The Hagia Sophia mosaics are unique and represent the ultimate example of Byzantine craftsmanship. They are the only surviving examples of Byzantine mosaics from such a lengthy time period. They cover ...

Herald of Ages explained why the Medieval Period became known as the Middle ... preserving ancient texts and knowledge. Meanwhile the Byzantine Empire thrived in the East and the Islamic World ...

In this time period, which lasted from the early 4th century to the early 7th century, Israel was part of the Eastern Roman Empire—now commonly referred to as the Byzantine Empire. The period ...

Palestinian village is actually a Byzantine period synagogueDavid Cohen/Flash90 An article about a new book on "Palestinian history and culture," published in The Guardian, embarrassingly used a ...

Through this course, students will examine the history of Byzantine culture, which grew from the Greek-speaking remains of the Roman Empire. Students will consider how leading men and women shaped ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Five mosaic inscriptions adorned the halls of the Byzantine-period monastery at Ḥura, four of them in Greek and one is bilingual. One ...

In 1081, while the Byzantine Empire was mired in a succession crisis, Robert Guiscard, Norman Duke of Apulia-Calabria, sought ...