Daphni’s mosaic designers worked at a time when Byzantine artists ... warms the usually remote hieratic figures of the Nativity, and the manger animals, reduced to the size of toys, are almost ...

A sprawling, centuries-old mosaic was recently unearthed in Syria, shedding light onto life under Roman rule. The ancient ...

Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Assos have discovered a 2,200-year-old Hellenistic mosaic and a 1,800-year-old ...

During excavation of a well at a house in western Syria, a lucky discovery turned up an ancient mosaic — depicting the Greek ...

Nativity School of Worcester has received its second $3-million dollar gift in two years, this time, from an anonymous, long-term supporter of the private Jesuit middle school. “Thanks to the ...

Credit: David Brunetti/National Trust A sixth-century Byzantine bucket which has been pieced back together after fragments of it were found at Sutton Hoo was used to contain the remains of an ...

"Hagia Sophia's grand dome and intricate mosaics symbolized the rich artistic and engineering skills of the Greek-speaking Byzantine world," notes Greek Reporter. Following the Ottoman conquest of ...

There is no other place on Earth where Christian mosaics of saints and Byzantine rulers are juxtaposed with Islamic calligraphy, also known as Hüsn-i Hat — large roundels displaying the names ...

Nativity earned the number one seed in the 1A bracket, Schuylkill Haven is a one seed in the 2A playoffs and Tamaqua is also a one seed in the Class 3A playoffs. Tamaqua closed out the Schuylkill ...

A 6th Century Byzantine bucket that has been pieced back together is believed to have been a cremation vessel, according to archaeologists. Fragments of the bucket were first discovered at Sutton ...

Pitcured is the Nativity of Our Lord Parish First Holy Communion Class. First row, from left: Anna Alba, Reagan Russick, Zoe Zlotek,Nora McGowan, Bridget Soy, Fiona Melucci, Mina Boam, Carley Davies.