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

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 ...

There exists today a tiny enclave of Calabrian Greeks, Greek-speaking people in Reggio Calabria, Italy, that seem to have ...

The story of this ancient international heist reveals much about the ancient economies of both ancient Rome and China.

Ioannis Kolettis, later Greek Prime Minister, formalised this longing in his political program—the Μεγάλη Ιδέα—a revivalist ...

All Under Heaven will expand the available map for players to include East Asia, focusing especially on China, Japan, and ...

The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is about to get a makeover. In light of recent earthquakes in Turkey, experts fear the 1,500-year-old mosque is structurally vulnerable, and the Turkish government has ...

Picture a church organ: a giant wall of pipes and gothic architecture, stretching towards the ceiling, filling the room with ...

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 ...

The Sporting Legacy of Anatolian Hellenism' was officially launched on Monday 19 May, at the Alphington Grammar School Hall ...