The idea that Hungary’s Holy Crown was altered is becoming increasingly widespread, with many pointing to the Habsburgs as ...

From viral memes to bestselling books, Hollywood blockbusters to history podcasts, the fascination with ancient Rome refuses ...

Greece is famous worldwide for its islands and crystal blue beaches. Of course, there is much more than that, as the country contains many surprises for visitors open to discover them. The north, the ...

Anicia Juliana was a Byzantine woman who managed to conquer the fields of architecture, using her massive wealth and noble lineage.

The Byzantine Empire made remarkable contributions to medicine and science, even thouth they are not widely known.

The Byzantine Empire in the 7th century was wrecked by military strife. The empire was halved, with its richest territories ...

Several burial sites were found around the excavation site, including a gravestone that read “the sweetest child of them all” and a Byzantine period graveyard. A recent excavation in Pergamon ...

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Romans and the Eastern Roman Empire continues with a video in which we ask if the Byzantine Empire was the heir to the ...

2.11 % 2007-2025 Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates In the United Arab Emirates the interest rate decisions are taken by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates. The official interest ...

Emperor Constantine the Great authorised Christianity across the Roman Empire in 313, but it was Theodosius I, half a century later, who put the brute force of the imperial state behind the faith.

we mentioned the Akritai (or Akritoi), a group of light infantry soldiers who guarded the eastern frontiers of the Byzantine Empire and were recruited from the peasants of the border provinces. Today, ...