Empress Irene of Athens, a pivotal figure in Byzantine history, navigated a world of political intrigue and religious ...

So her aide sought the perspective of an iconoclastic MIT professor, Theodore A. Postol, who in the months after the attack had released preliminary research suggesting that the use of chemical ...

Although she ruled solely for only five years, she left a lasting impact on the foreign policy and religious practices of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. Irene’s significant policy was ending ...

this immediately suggests that Tóth’s life work fits squarely in the middle of a style of Brutalist architecture that is not singular and iconoclastic but rather typical and intermediate.” ...

The term “iconoclastic” comes to mind, because Ventura breaks barriers and smashes images and social norms, particularly regarding what it means to be feminine and beautiful. Yet, her iconoclasm is ...

An Oscar hopeful for best foreign-language film, a throwback from the ‘70s and a black-and-white comedy that’s clearly inspired by Jim Jarmusch are just a few of the films that’ll be playing ...

Empress Theodora at the Hippodrome of Constantinople. Credit: Louis Hector Leroux, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Women played diverse and influential roles in the Byzantine Empire that extended far ...

David Lynch left an indelible mark in the film world, but a major part of what shaped his particular style of avant genius was his deep connection to music. Sound was integral to his lush ...

Cat remains found by archaeologists in Istanbul reveal that, unlike in Europe, cats were cared for in the Middle Ages in Byzantium due to the influence of Islamic culture. For his part Altan Armutak, ...

She became regent to Theophilus’ successor, his son Michael III ‘the Drunkard’, who, despite his dubious epithet, saw the abolition of iconoclasm and a revival of Byzantine military power. With ...

Project Byzantium aims to create an “ad-hoc wireless mesh networking for the zombie apocalypse.” It’s a live Linux distribution that makes it easy to join a secure mesh network.