Venice transformed from a modest refuge into a dominant Mediterranean power. Despite various crises and encircling ...

Irene of Athens was the first Greek-Roman empress to wield power as a sole ruler of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.

Among the existing ruins, which include a theater, basilica, and ancient market, they discovered a remarkable statue of a ...

Old Sandals With a Message in Greek, Provides an Insight Into Rich Hellenic History A pair of lady’s sandals that was 1,500 ...

Their relationship with other heretics – Why did they avoid contact with others – Their role in the betrayal of Amorium's ...

These are the events and people that shaped the history of travel, from early pilgrimages and the Age of Discovery, to the ...

Women played diverse and influential roles in the Byzantine Empire that extended far beyond the domestic affairs of each family.

Bulgaria, situated in the eastern Balkans, has been undergoing a slow and painful transition to a market economy since the ...

Heraclonas was the son of Emperor Heraclius and his second wife, Martina. In 638 CE, Heraclonas, with his mother’s influence, ...