In the midst of the Third Crusade, a surprising alliance emerged between Saladin and a rebel Byzantine noble—Isaac Komnenos ...

The siege of Constantinople by the Avars in a fresco in the Romanian monastery of Moldovita. Credit: DimiTalen / Wikimedia Commons Although the most famous one was carried out by the Ottomans in 1453, ...

The city of wonders -- Founding fathers -- Defence -- Palaces and power -- Churches and monasteries -- 'Two thirds of the wealth of this world' -- Democracy -- The beginning of the end -- The ruin of ...

There are neighborhoods in Constantinople (now, Istanbul, Turkey) which, although oversighted, are full of particularities, of hidden beauties and of glorious history. Vlaga (or Laleli) is one of ...

Launched by Pope Innocent III to reclaim Jerusalem, the Fourth Crusade instead ended up sacking the Christian city of Constantinople due to debts, Venetian trade‑games and Byzantine intrigue.

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The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University, and UCLA's Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture, are pleased to present Eleni ...

A metal detectorist discovered in the county of Innlandet, in inland Norway, a rare histamenon nomisma (literally standard coin), a Byzantine solid gold coin, minted in Constantinople around the year ...

A portrait of the final Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palailogos, has been discovered by archaeologists in Greece. The portrait was found on a mid-15th century fresco uncovered at a monastery in ...

Greece is often celebrated for its sun-drenched islands and ancient ruins, but tucked between its olive groves and mountain villages lies another treasure: the legacy of Byzantine art and faith. The ...