Irene of Athens was the first Greek-Roman empress to wield power as a sole ruler of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.

Learn about the journey of the Greek language from its ancient origins to the vernacular of modern Greece through the lens of ...

Old Sandals With a Message in Greek, Provides an Insight Into Rich Hellenic History A pair of lady’s sandals that was 1,500 ...

Blessed are you when you come in and blessed are you when you go out' are the words inscribed into preserved mosaic tiles on ...

Archaeologists have unveiled a remarkable Byzantine-era complex in Israel, featuring a vibrant mosaic floor with a Greek ...

Archaeologists think the tiles once lined a Byzantine-era monastery. The complex also included a large warehouse and ...

A unique portrait of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire, was discovered at ... with historical figures," said the Greek Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, as ...

Historians think it was used as a protective amulet Julia Binswanger Houses and businesses across the Greek capital incorporate—or obscure—structures spanning the city’s ancient, Byzantine ...

The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire ... By then, the empire had ceased to exist, so Westerners with no knowledge of Greek or access to the relevant documents had no way ...