The Hagia Sophia remains a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of travelers. Here is a detailed look at ...

The Byzantine Emperor Justinian I came close to uniting the former Roman Empire less than a century after its fall. However, ...

Snake miniature, 14th century edition, from Marvels of Creation, by al-Qazwini As Islam expanded, the cities where Greek science had flourished came under ... of the emperor Justinian to close ...

George Maniakes was a tremendously talented general with a famously bad temper who challenged the Byzantine emperor for the ...

The Byzantine Empire is known for many things, however, not many people know the unusual life journeys of some of its emperors, like Basil I.

America has been around long enough that an article in the magazine’s back pages actually commemorates the last centennial ...

Remember the stinging words by then-President Ronald Reagan when addressing the former Soviet Union before it collapsed under its own weight? He called it an “evil empire” that reserved its ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that sheds light on a little-known ice age that may have contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire. "Unusual rocks," discovered in Iceland, are believed to ...

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