George Maniakes was a tremendously talented general with a famously bad temper who challenged the Byzantine emperor for the ...

In the Byzantine Empire of the medieval period, it was still olive oil, wine, wheat, honey, and fish sauce that were traded the most. In ancient Britain, the Black Sea, the Red Sea, and the Arabian ...

The Hagia Sophia remains a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of travelers. Here is a detailed look at ...

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Romans and the Eastern Roman Empire ... we ask if the Byzantine Empire was the heir to the Ancient Greeks.

The "romance" of Alexander the Great is a unique illuminated codex on his life and was the most widely-read romance in the ...

The Byzantine Empire lasted until 1453 ... Renaissance churches come from Byzantine structures; the learning of ancient Greece was transmitted to the West from Byzantium and from the Arab ...

‘Of that Byzantine Empire the universal verdict of history is that it constitutes ... When the Emperor Constantine I moved his capital to the strategically located ancient Greek town of Byzantium in ...

The period from the late fourth to the sixth century C.E. saw the collapse of the Roman empire ... in Ancient History at the University of Sydney. He has written several books and over 100 articles on ...