Documentary taking a look at the Fourth Crusade, one of the most widely-discussed episodes in Crusades history. In 1204, an ...

A stunning Byzantine-era artwork from a Christian monastery in Israel was recently presented to the public for the first time ...

Byzantine mosaic from Khirbat Be’er Shema, Israel, featuring 55 ornate medallions, has been unveiled for the first time.

The intricate work discovered at the Be’er Shema Mosaic in Negrev is now on public display for the first time.

From the unusual natural scenery to its rock-hewn churches and frescos, discovering all of what Cappadocia has to offer is ...

The traces and signs of the old Byzantine Empire have been largely lost in history and urban ... For a more tailored experience, families might enjoy our Topkapi Palace Tour for Kids, which is ...

Credit: Carole Raddato / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons Medieval Cyprus: Crusaders, Commerce, and Competing Powers Despite the fragmentation of the Roman Empire, Cyprus remained a part of the ...

we mentioned the Akritai (or Akritoi), a group of light infantry soldiers who guarded the eastern frontiers of the Byzantine Empire and were recruited from the peasants of the border provinces. Today, ...

Map of the archaeological site of ... Christian pilgrimage route to Jerusalem. During the Byzantine period, the city became a major religious center, attracting worshipers from across the Roman Empire ...

The Byzantine Empire, which constituted the eastern half of the Roman Empire, outlasted the western half by a thousand years before it finally fell to the Ottoman Turks onslaughts in 1453.

They gave themselves an incredibly tough act to follow, after last year's pantomime Beauty and the Beast was branded 'the best in years' but Sunderland Empire ... back on the map as a panto ...