For nearly 1,500 years, the Hagia Sophia has stood tall over Istanbul, weathering empires, earthquakes and time itself. But ...

Based on the presence of the cross and the pottery and glass pieces that were found, this tomb dates back to the Byzantine ...

While the Old World magic in many parts of the city has been plowed over by modern affluence, today's Istanbul is every bit as rich and rewarding.

A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled ...

A 1,500-year-old Byzantine tomb was discovered in Syria’s Idlib province during reconstruction, offering a glimpse into the ...

A contractor found a tomb complex dating back to the Byzantine Empire in Syria's Idlib province, just as many residents have ...

Historians have chosen the year of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans, 1453, as a reference point to mark the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Modern Age. The capital of the ...

Turkey is located near two fault lines, leaving the 1,500-year-old structure vulnerable to damage. Architects and engineers will be investigating how to best preserve it ...

The Byzantine Empire, which began in the 4th century AD, was a continuation of the Roman empire with its capital in Constantinople — today’s Istanbul — and Christianity as its official religion.