A map of the Byzantine Empire under Emperor Justinian I, before his accession and after his death. (Image credit: Dimitrios Karamitros via Getty Images) Justinian I died in 565.

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

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 map purported to show the Byzantine Empire at its largest size in the 6th century, but he noticed that Spain and part of Africa were missing from the depiction.

Israeli archaeologists have unearthed a section of an old flagstone street in Jerusalem that provides important new evidence about the city's commercial life 1 500 years ago.

A seventh grader from Connecticut was visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art last year and he noticed an error: A map of the Byzantine Empire in the 6th Century was missing Spain and part of ...

A map of the empire in the 6 t h century was on display, and Benjamin said he immediately began to check the dates. The map was supposed to show when the empire was at its largest, but Spain and ...

Israeli archaeologists have found a rare, 1,300-year-old treasure under a car park just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem - 264 golden coins from the Byzantine Empire. | Latest News India ...