Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...

Imagine being a Byzantine Emperor and all of a sudden, deciding to abandon everything and become a monk in a monastery.

The Kingdom of Thessalonica was a short-lived state that emerged during the Fourth Crusade after the sack of Constantinople ...

What did race and identity mean to the Romans? In this episode of Kings and Generals, we examine ancient views on ethnicity, ...

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

St. John died in a building behind the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral on Capitol Hill. The room where he died is a ...

For almost 1,000 years, it was a Christian basilica, the largest and most spectacular temple not just in Constantinople, but in the entire Byzantine Empire ... by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian ...

When the cardinals gather in Rome to elect Pope Francis’s successor, two issues will weigh on their decision: the Catholic ...

He’s the much-loved, much-bearded figure of Great British art. A new Paris exhibition will show you why.

The eastern Basalt Desert was a home of a “very intensive” Christian graffiti production during first three centuries AD. Syrian-Jordanian desert was the frontier between the Roman Empire and ...

New Delhi: Walk through the corridors of Roman churches, have a tête-à-tête with the villas of Piazza Armerina or bask under the ornate ceilings of Basilica of San Vitale, the artistic pinnacle of the ...