The Kingdom of Thessalonica was a short-lived state that emerged during the Fourth Crusade after the sack of Constantinople ...

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

In the late summer of Constantine's reign, "New Rome" appeared on the scene - an incredible Christian city with monumental architecture, immense wealth, and great wealth. In what ways was the ...

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

The city was burned, the inhabitants killed or ... But it is time to lay his mistaken notions of the Byzantine Empire, decadent and dying, to rest.

In 944, Sayf al-Dawla established himself as the head of the independent Hamdanid Emirate of Aleppo. Sayf’s rule over his ...

He writes: "My aim was to produce a clear account of the long history of the Byzantine Empire based on the latest research in all major European languages. I also wanted to highlight and explain ...