The amazing relationship between Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora is one of the most captivating stories of ...

Helen Gittos, a professor of medieval history at Oxford University, in the U.K., has developed a new theory regarding the ...

"The mosaic discovered in Kiryat Gat is one of the most unique ever found in Israel," said Mark Avrahami, Head of Artistic ...

The Code of Justinian, a collection of laws compiled by Byzantine Emperor Justinian, is widely regarded as the foundation of ...

For years, it was believed that royals could have been buried at the famous site - but a leading academic has another theory ...

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 ...

But a leading Anglo-Saxon expert has now suggested it might have been the grave of British soldiers who fought for the Byzantine Empire in the 6th century AD. The site was unearthed in the late ...

Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...

A complex wine press and numerous artifacts were also discovered during excavations at the ancient site in Israel.

New research suggests Sutton Hoo burial mounds in Suffolk may have contained Byzantine soldiers rather than Anglo-Saxon ...