The story of Constantinople is a fascinating one that dates back millennia to when this mega-city was a small Greek town ...

Also referred to as the Old City ... is sometimes called New Town. It's one of the trendier and more modern districts of Istanbul – a place you can visit to avoid a Byzantine architecture ...

Built in the 12th century under Norman rule, it boasts Italy's largest Byzantine-style mosaics, second in the world only to those of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul ... Roman empire in the east.

For the uninitiated, Tirana has all the ingredients for the perfect European getaway: a curious history that tips its hat at ...

Once home to Roman, Byzantine ... Istanbul without trying a delicious Turkish breakfast. Nicole, located on the top floor of a historic building, is a Michelin-starred restaurant serving authentic ...

Sultan Mehmed II conquered Istanbul, then called Constantinople. The conquest transformed the city, once the heart of the Byzantine realm, into the capital of the new Ottoman Empire. ) Of course ...

He argued that Hastings, the English town depicted in the tapestry ... And so, as Europe debates what makes a kebab truly döner, the age-old question lingers: who, if anyone, owns the right to claim ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Crime-solving techniques applied to a medieval illuminated manuscript in Paris may have solved a centuries-old puzzle — the true identity of a leading Byzantine ...

A young gorilla rescued from a plane's cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said Sunday, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat. The 5-month-old ...

Constantine XI Palaiologos ruled the Byzantine Empire for a short period between ... believed to be the work of an artist from Mystras, a town south of the Aigialeian monastery, where a young ...

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