Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Romans and the Eastern Roman Empire continues with a video in which we ask if the Byzantine Empire was the heir to the ...

Extreme religious traditions of the 5th century AD held males in higher positions and associated them with asceticism. Open ...

Archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem just concluded their second season of excavations at Hyrcania, where they found colorful Byzantine mosaics and Herodian frescoes ...

The ancient Greek myths are full of beings that bear a striking resemblance to the vampires of later folklore.

In a triumph for free speech, judges have ruled in favour of a Christian woman dismissed from her job at a school over her ...

Columella’s “own community” was the region of what is today Cádiz in Spain.

Museums, cuisine, nightlife and cruising the Bosphorus are some of the things to do in Istanbul at night. This vibrant city ...

Spanning the width of the Gardon River, it is the highest of all Roman-era aqueduct bridges, with its three tiers of arches towering 50 meters high. Despite being constructed in the 1st century AD, it ...