Historians think it was used as a protective amulet Julia Binswanger Houses and businesses across the Greek capital incorporate—or obscure—structures spanning the city’s ancient, Byzantine ...

A monumental ancient Byzantine church, built during Emperor Justinian's era, has been uncovered in Aquileia, Italy.

The room beneath the was previously uncovered in the 1960s during road construction but have since been covered up again.

How many of us knew that Italy, the epicenter of Roman Catholicism, hosts some of the most exquisite and beautiful Byzantine ...

Excavations in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis ... offers a glimpse into religious and cultural practices during the Late ...

Aquileia, a small town in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in northeastern Italy, is now a modest place with barely 3,000 ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — Hundreds of worshippers filled the narrow streets of Istanbul’s Fatih district on Friday to hear the sounds ...

A unique Byzantine basilica that dates back to the ... continued excavations on another large archaeological find - an ancient Crimean Tatar cemetery - that is partly located on the territory ...

Winner of the Council of Europe's Museum Prize in 2005, the Museum of Byzantine Culture beautifully displays regional artifacts that concern the ancient empire. Everyday objects and artwork that ...