Constantinople fell, and Emperor Constantine XI’s sacrifice marked the end of an era and a legacy of faith and defiance.

Turkey is located near two fault lines, leaving the 1,500-year-old structure vulnerable to damage. Architects and engineers ...

The ruling comes in spite of Egyptian promises to maintain “the unique and sacred religious status of Saint Catherine’s ...

All states across history have eventually ended and a societal collapse is perhaps the most dramatic coda. It's "when you ...

While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always ...

Ancient Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, was responsible for creating five of the seven wonders of the ancient ...

Much of the Christian world, especially the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, have been roiled by reports that an Egyptian court has mandated that St. Catherine's Monastery be taken over by the ...

From the unusual natural scenery to its rock-hewn churches and frescos, discovering all of what Cappadocia has to offer is ...

On that cold, quiet morning of May 29, 1453, the jewel of the Eastern Roman Empire, girded by titanic Theodosian walls and the Bosphorus Strait, a bastion of Christianity in the East for more than a t ...

One of the most spectacular Byzantine mosaics ever discovered in Israel was finally revealed to the public for the first time ...

It is believed the bucket came from Antioch in the Byzantine Empire, now located in modern Turkey. The National Trust noted, "Letterforms used within the bucket’s design suggest it was made in ...