The phrase “born in the purple” is the literal translation of the Greek word Porphyrogennetos, an honorific title from the Byzantine Empire that was given to the emperor’s son or daughter ...

However, Russia's current state emblem is completely different, and its history dates all the way back to the times of the Byzantine Empire. The state emblem of the Russian Federation - the double ...

About 1,300 years ago, this 85-foot-long ship sank less than 100 feet off the coast of Israel. Now, archaeologists excavating the vessel have found pottery containing fruit and fish bones on board ...

These were symbols of the Palaiologos dynasty, which was the longest-ruling of the Byzantine Empire. It produced emperors and leaders for just shy of 200 years, between the 13th and 15th centuries.

Palestinian village is actually a Byzantine period synagogueDavid Cohen/Flash90 An article about a new book on "Palestinian history and culture," published in The Guardian, embarrassingly used a ...

An exceptional discovery has brought to light the only known contemporary representation of the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire, Constantine XI Palaiologos.This valuable work was uncovered during ...

Researchers in Turkey have discovered four remarkably preserved statues dating back 1,500 years during an excavation in the heart of Istanbul.. The remains of St Polyeuktos Church, a prominent ...

An ancient Byzantine church with large and preserved mosaic floors was discovered by the Civil Administration near the city of Jericho in Israel's West Bank, the Civil Administration announced ...