A hodgepodge of East and West, Mithridates’ Pontic Empire emerges as a compelling possibility of what Alexander's empire could've been.

The incredible story of Alexander the Great and his conquest of the known world is brought to life with animated maps, images ...

Four of his generals divided the empire between themselves. In the areas they ruled, Greek and local cultures fused to create what came to be called “Hellenistic” culture. Next are all the ...

Greek fire was the mysterious weapon used by the Byzantines to destroy enemies and prospective invaders, keeping the Empire strong.

The true story of Byzantium's fall reveals a legacy betrayed by the West, misunderstood by the Left, and weaponised by the ...

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bringing an end to the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantine Empire, they virtually controlled all the territories that had once been part of it. However, a Byzantine Greek state remained independent on ...

However, as mentioned at the beginning, the Greek fire par excellence was the one invented in the Eastern Roman Empire. The chronicler John Malalas says in his work Chronographia (a history of the ...