Belisarius was the Byzantine military genius behind Justinian's conquests. His incredible victories were overshadowed by an ...

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient Byzantine mosaic in Dara, revealing the Greek-influenced city's military and religious ...

The Byzantine Empire, which lasted for over a millennium, is one of history's most fascinating empires, not just for its longevity, but for its territorial evolution. Originating from the Eastern ...

The empire that Justinian inherited (dark orange) and the one he left at his death with added territories (light orange). Credit: Neuceu / Wikimedia Commons Ironically, Belisarius’s first ...

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have discovered a medieval house that contained even older gold coins, which date to the reign of the Byzantine emperor Justinian the Great.

The current Hagia Sophia was built in the 6th century when Constantinople — as Istanbul was then called — was the heart of the Orthodox Christian Byzantine Empire that emerged as Ancient Rome ...

Introducing Justinian I and Theodora, the Jay-Z and Beyonce of the Byzantine Empire (but with chariots).

The Byzantine Empire lasted until 1453, when Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) was conquered by the Ottoman Turks.