For centuries, women faced seemingly insurmountable barriers to entering medicine and science, and were relegated to roles as caregivers rather than recognized as physicians and surgeons.

gr. 1 (folio 6v). Credit: Unknown author, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain. In the male-dominated world of the Byzantine Empire, Anicia Juliana was a woman who managed to conquer the fields of ...

The Byzantine medicine was heavily influenced by Christian values. credit: Wellcome Images/ wikimedia commons CC-BY-4.0 The Byzantine Empire is mostly known for its achievements in art and ...