Compelling new research from the University of Oxford argues that early medieval soldiers were recruited from Britain into ...

Despite arriving in Europe over a millenium ago, the fork, a modern culinary mainstay, did not catch on for centuries. What ...

The effort started when amateur archaeologists discovered a single gold coin in a nearby field in Holzthum village in north ...

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

Archaeologists have unveiled a remarkable Byzantine-era complex in Israel, featuring a vibrant mosaic floor with a Greek ...

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

Cerulean has been used in English since 1599 to label the colour resembling the blue of the sky. It was derived from the ...

For anyone learning Greek in Cyprus, the struggle is real. While mainland modern Greek is taught as a second language to ...

Blessed are you when you come in and blessed are you when you go out' are the words inscribed into preserved mosaic tiles on ...

Archaeologists think the tiles once lined a Byzantine-era monastery. The complex also included a large warehouse and ...

Life in Greece and in the Byzantine Empire as a whole is a fascinating chapter of human history that not many pay attention ...

As Catholic Christians, we are taught to forgive others, to reconcile with our neighbor, to seek out amicable ways to end grudges and angry separations; yet we have been part of a grudge ...