A Byzantine gold coin that was recently discovered in the mountains of southern Norway has historians perplexed over how it ...

The Byzantines and the Venetians were masters of commerce, and that led to a devastating trade war between the two powers.

Meet Belisarius, the legendary general known as "The Emperor’s Sword." Discover how his loyalty to Emperor Justinian and his ...

Conservation work by an archaeologist has revealed a previously unknown portrait of the last emperor of Byzantine, ...

A portrait of the final Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palailogos, has been discovered by archaeologists in Greece. The portrait was found on a mid-15th century fresco uncovered at a monastery ...

The textbooks say the Byzantine Empire was a theocratic autocracy uniting church and state under an all-powerful emperor believed by the Byzantines to be God’s viceroy and vicar. Nonsense ...

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

Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora were the 6th Century golden couple of the Byzantine Empire. Think Jay-Z and Beyonce - but with a lot more chariots. Script and narration by Emma Nagouse ...