For a thousand years after 476, the empire in Constantinople still called itself Roman. The term “Byzantine Empire” was invented in the 16th century—long after the state had fallen. It wasn’t just a ...

Muneer Elbaz remembers the joy of visiting the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza with his family, praying at a site where people have worshipped over centuries as empires came and went."These were the best ...

The centuries-old Saint Porphyrius Orthodox church complex, which had been sheltering displaced Palestinians, was also hit in an Israeli attack early in the war, causing deaths and injuries. The ...

There is a rare mental disorder where the patient believes he is a werewolf; this condition was discovered first by Byzantine physicians.

Byzantine Fault Tolerance ensures crypto systems run despite some nodes failing or being deceptive. It is critical for blockchains, helping them function even with sabotaged or faulty nodes. Investors ...

Jennifer Ball and her book "Byzantine Dress: A Guide." (Photo credit: Alex Irklievski) Ball edited the volume and wrote two chapters, drawing on her expertise in Byzantine art and material culture.

The Byzantines maintained relations with China. Credit: Carole Raddato, Flickr CC-BY-SA 2.0 The Byzantine Empire, which was known at the time as the Eastern Roman Empire, maintained a relatively ...

A contractor in Syria discovered an ancient underground Byzantine tomb complex believed to be 1,500 years old below a destroyed home. The grave site was found last month in the town of Maarat al-Numan ...

Researchers recently found one of the many lost Holy Land cities in Jordan. The team used maps and field surveys to identify the site. Experts believe the lost city Tharais wasn’t just an agricultural ...

“Careless People,” a memoir by a former Facebook executive, portrays feckless company leaders cozying up to authoritarian regimes. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently reviewed book ...