A Palestinian farmer recently stumbled upon a 1,500-year-old mosaic dating to the Byzantine era beneath his olive orchard in ...

A stunning Byzantine-era mosaic has been unveiled to the public for the first time, offering a glimpse into life in the Negev ...

Nearly 40 years after it was discovered near the Gaza Strip, a 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaic is on display to the public in Israel.

KHIRBAT BE’ER SHEMA, ISRAEL—One of the most spectacular Byzantine mosaics ever discovered in Israel was finally revealed to the public for the first time, according to a statement released by ...

A 1,600-year-old Byzantine mosaic from a Christian monastery in Israel, featuring 55 medallions with hunting scenes and mythological characters, was recently put on public display.

Daphni’s mosaic designers worked at a time when Byzantine artists, moving away from elongated and stylized forms, turned for suave beauty and expert molding to the long-ignored classic Greek models.

Remarkably, the fifth century mosaics in the nave survive to this day, a showcase of early Christian art. These mosaics depict scenes from the Old Testament and the life of Jesus. In the 13th century, ...

The lowdown Transformed from the Byzantine Chora Church into an Ottoman-era mosque, this structure “contains some of Europe’s most important medieval mosaics and frescoes”, Olive says.

A mosaic preserved from the Byzantine period at the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and the Fishes in the Galilee. Photo by Rishwanth Jayapaul/FLASH90 After visiting the Church of the ...

Influential Byzantine women. In the long history of the Byzantine Empire, there were some women that most certainly stood out and have made history. The first was, perhaps, Helena (b. 250 AD), the ...

A Byzantine monastery with a colorful mosaic floor bearing a Greek inscription has been uncovered during work by the Israel Land Authority on a real estate development in Karmey Gat North. “This ...