Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, is a Greek name, too, deriving from the Greek phrase "Is tin poli," meaning "to the city." ...

Saint Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt is one of the most important Christian monasteries in the world ...

Jean-Arnault Dérens, historian and editor-in-chief of Le Courrier des Balkans, has just published Geopolitics of Orthodoxy: ...

Istanbul marked the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, the groundbreaking gathering convened in 325 by ...

When we travel, we often chase sunsets, flavors, and Instagram-worthy vistas. But every beloved destination also holds the power to transport us through time, revealing the layers of history that ...

A rare exhibition of sacred icons is to take pace in Shrewsbury, featuring the work of 15 contemporary icon painters, including Aidan Hart who is considered one of the leading liturgical artists in ...

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 ...

In a superb octavo volume, replete with valuable maps, plans, and illustrations, and bearing the title "Byzantine ... Constantinople. Numerous excellent plans and illustrations of the ruins of ...

A team of archaeologists has successfully identified the location of the ancient city of Tharais, a Byzantine site represented in the famous Madaba Map Mosaic. The discovery, made in the northwest of ...

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

The James Webb Space Telescope's deepest view of a single target yet depicts spinning arcs of light that are galaxies from the universe's distant past, the European Space Agency said Tuesday.

Scientists have finally 'solved the puzzle' of a sixth century Byzantine bucket uncovered at the historic site in Suffolk.