From the height of imperial power to total collapse, we trace how the Roman Empire lost every one of its provinces over more ...

On the Conquest of Constantinople is one of the most important historical sources on the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople.

Turkey has long been defined by its ability to connect worlds. In Istanbul, that connection plays out between continents. But ...

Turkey has been in the news in recent weeks for a role it knows well: peacemaker. As tensions simmer between the United ...

A week meandering between ancient sites — via cedar-shaded hillsides and turquoise bays — leaves the modern world feeling ...

Method of Mechanical Theorems is a letter from Archimedes to Eratosthenes, the head of the library of Alexandria and a ...

This article dives into the striking parallels-and critical differences-between ancient empires and today’s superpowers. How ...

This short tells a story about what would happen if Byzantine Empire came back today? With Greece wanting to reunite the Byzantine empire, they would call all of the empire's former members, and would ...

When you think of Byzantine emperors, you don’t necessarily think of flying thrones, machines and automations, do you?

Even the most powerful leaders have found themselves completely undone by animals. These weren’t always fierce predators or ...

The Aztec empire succumbed to its own imperial arrogance, alienating neighbours who ultimately helped bring about its ...

An ancient Christian monastic complex was recently uncovered in Egypt — shedding new light on monastic life in Upper Egypt during the Byzantine era. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...