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

Many factors contributed to the survival of the Byzantine Empire ... a capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. It was under Constantine that the Empire was powerful and prospered. The first settlements ...

An ancient marble thoroughfare and shards of classical pottery are on display in the city of Thessaloniki's new underground "archaeo-stations" Sonja Anderson The fifth-century artifact was found ...

The Byzantine Empire had been steadily losing land since the 7th century and vanished entirely after the battle in 1453. The painting is the last known portrait of any Byzantine emperor created ...