Between 541 and 544, there was also the first and most severe documented occurrence of the Justinianic plague in the eastern Roman Empire (also referred to as the Byzantine Empire), in which ...

The Roman Empire's enduring legacy has profoundly impacted modern politics, architecture, law, and culture. Yet, its origins ...

Digenes Akritas is an epic poem from the Byzantine Empire. It follows the exploits of the titular hero in the Byzantine ...

The effort started when amateur archaeologists discovered a single gold coin in a nearby field in Holzthum village in north ...

The papyrus details the prosecution of two main defendants: Gadalias, a notary’s son and something of an ancient Roman “bad ...

Named Ali Osman Islak, the student found an approximately 1,000-year-old coin belonging to the Eastern Roman Empire period during his exploration in the area. Upon discovering the ancient coin ...

An rare discovery in northern Luxembourg has given historians a fresh glimpse into the final years of the Western Roman ...

The guide — which can be found on the website of the dicastery — also includes part of the history of Rome during the reign of the Eastern Roman Empire, which culminated with the fall of ...