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Byzantine-Era church at Gharandal yields significant pottery finds
Gharandal was a significant site during the Byzantine and early Islam period and pottery was assembled from the site during ...
Greek Reporter9d
A Crusader’s History of the Sack of Constantinople
On the Conquest of Constantinople is one of the most important historical sources on the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of ...
Greek Reporter22d
Women Who Shaped the Byzantine Empire as Leaders, Scholars and Saints
Empress Theodora at the Hippodrome of Constantinople. Credit: Louis Hector Leroux, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Women played diverse and influential roles in the Byzantine Empire that extended far ...
Wall Street Journal25d
In a New Age of Empire, Great Powers Aim to Carve Up the Planet
In 1945, the victorious Allied powers gathered in San Francisco to draft a charter for the United Nations, the foundation of a new global order that would make another world war impossible. The ...
Newsweek26d
NASA Tracking Empire State Building-Sized Asteroid Approaching
You can get in touch with Jess by emailing [email protected]. A massive asteroid the size of the Empire State Building is zooming towards our planet this weekend. The asteroid, named 2024 ...
Bloomberg L.P.26d
Trump’s ‘Canceled’ Empire Makes Comeback Rivaling Political Rise
Trump’s ‘Canceled’ Empire Makes Comeback Rivaling Political Rise Trump Organization is on deal spree, especially in Middle East Income from golf and resort properties soared 60% since 2016 ...
Smithsonian Magazine27d
See the Greek Biblical Inscription Embedded in an Ancient Mosaic Floor Discovered in Israel
According to a statement from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the monastery dates to the fifth or sixth century C.E., when the region was part of the Byzantine Empire. “This is the ...
Live Science29d
Famous Sutton Hoo helmet may be clue that early Anglo-Saxons fought as mercenaries for Byzantine Empire, study suggests
The famous helmet is among the Anglo-Saxon artifacts that indicate an eastern link with the Byzantine Empire. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
allthatsinteresting29d
1,500-Year-Old Mosaic Featuring A Biblical Blessing Unearthed At The Remains Of A Byzantine Monastery
During excavations north of the Israeli city of Kiryat Gat, archaeologists uncovered a sprawling compound from the Byzantine era that contained 10 buildings, including a monastery, a winepress, and a ...
The American Conservative9y
Byzantine Empire—or Republic?
The textbooks say the Byzantine Empire was a theocratic autocracy uniting church and state under an all-powerful emperor believed by the Byzantines to be God’s viceroy and vicar. Nonsense ...