Between 541 and 544, there was also the first and most severe documented occurrence of the Justinianic plague in the eastern Roman Empire (also referred to as the Byzantine Empire), in which ...

You’ve got another almost thousand years of the Eastern Roman Empire, which was the weight of Christianity, right? All the major councils were led in the east and done in Greek. And then you had ...

The Eastern Roman Empire had seven simultaneous emperors during the Middle Ages, between the years 1203 and 1204 AD. This was ...

From viral memes to bestselling books, Hollywood blockbusters to history podcasts, the fascination with ancient Rome refuses ...

Researchers found that the group led by Attila the Hun contained a mixture of diverse ancestries, with at least a few related to elites of the Xiongnu Empire ...

His vision and power had expanded the Roman Empire to become far more than a collection ... north Africa and the Middle East could trade and travel under Rome’s protection.

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Romans and the Eastern Roman Empire continues with a video in which we ask if the Byzantine Empire was the heir to the ...

Diocletian, who once ruled territory that now includes Croatia, tried and failed to rein in inflation by dictating prices.

The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world. It conquered a huge empire that stretched from Britain all the way to the Middle East. The soldiers were the best trained ...