Conservation work by an archaeologist has revealed a previously unknown portrait of the last emperor of Byzantine ... the ...

The Byzantine Empire is known for many things, however, not many people know the unusual life journeys of some of its emperors, like Basil I.

Another is Ash's desire to undermine a deeply held prejudice that the later Byzantine Empire, the dominion encountered by the Crusaders, was hopelessly effete and corrupt. The Comnenid family ...

The period from the late fourth to the sixth century C.E. saw the collapse of the Roman empire in the West ... 3) There are only six illustrations, all dynastic family trees for the rulers and their ...

George Maniakes was a tremendously talented general with a famously bad temper who challenged the Byzantine emperor for the ...

The Byzantine Empire during the late 6th to late 7th centuries was in decline. Following the reconquest of the Western provinces of Italy and North Africa under Justinian the Great, the empire was ...

He writes: "My aim was to produce a clear account of the long history of the Byzantine Empire based on the latest research in all major European languages. I also wanted to highlight and explain ...