The history and characteristics of the unique surviving portrait of the last byzantine emperor, Constantine Palaiologos, ...

Wednesday marks the first time the start of Hanukkah and Christmas have fallen on the same day since 2005 and only the fifth ...

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

The Byzantine army fell into disarray, and Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes made a desperate attempt to rally the Roman centre, ...

Many hammams are being restored to revive this age-old practice, becoming favorites among both tourists and locals.

It dates to the 15th-century fall of the great empire and offers a vision of the man painted according to his likeness.

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Christmas season is here. Global celebrations and religious services are taking place, amidst family reunions. This narrative draws your attention to the Christians caught up in the Gaza War. These ...

SANTA CLAUS is based on the real historical figure of St. Nicholas, a Byzantine bishop born in present-day Turkey. Because of the extraordinary legends and miracles attributed to him he became one of ...

During his reign, Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos was transfixed with a strange prophecy concerning the survival of his ...

ArtNet News reports that a portrait of the Byzantine emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos was discovered during restoration ...