Cutting-edge technology allows a team of Israeli researchers to determine that mysterious ironclad remains found in a church ...

At the time of her burial in the 5th century, Christianity was rapidly spreading, and monasticism was flourishing. Byzantine monks, known for their extreme devotion, often renounced all earthly ...

Archaeologists uncover rare Byzantine-era structures near Beersheba, including a monastery, winepress, and burials.

The textbooks say the Byzantine Empire was a theocratic ... lasting from the fifth to the 15th century, during which emperors ruled as civilians from the city officially named New Rome but ...

Asceticism is the practice of denial of physical or psychological desires in order to attain a spiritual ideal or goal, often ...

In Orthodox Christian iconography, a peculiar icon of Saint Christopher can be seen, depicting him with a dog's head.

The empire during the time of Justinian. Credit: Tataryn / Wikimedia Commons The Limitanei served both as sentinels and customs guards, and while they were initially professionals, by the 5th century, ...

Three Roman vessels of the African Red Slip ware, produced in 2nd-4th century AD (Photo courtesy of the ... international trade flourished throughout the Byzantine period-it started in the 4th and 5th ...