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

A Byzantine gold coin that was recently discovered in the mountains of southern Norway has historians perplexed over how it ...

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

Seventy-six years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Greece remembers the victims of the Nazi-perpetrated Holocaust, ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: While there have been dozens of important, interesting battles over the past five thousand years of recorded warfare, here are five that changed history forever, ...

Venice transformed from a modest refuge into a dominant Mediterranean power. Despite various crises and encircling ...

These are the events and people that shaped the history of travel, from early pilgrimages and the Age of Discovery, to the ...

A historic marble statue of a woman has been found discarded in a rubbish bag by a local resident near Thessaloniki, Greece.

Archaeologists in Greece reported back from Philippi of the astounding archaeological marvels recently unearthed, including a youth in the wall.

History books can only cover so much, and most of us haven’t cracked one open since we were in college. But if you want to ...

It is time for Syrians to reject the failed ideologies of pan-Arabism and embrace their own rich legacy. By reconnecting with ...

How a 1,720-year-old Roman boundary stone unearthed in Galilee reveals new insights into ancient land ownership, taxation, ...