Archaeologists uncover remains of a Byzantine Christian settlement in Jordan, revealing artifacts and a basilica.

The mystery of Greek fire continues to baffle historians millennia after its creation. Not only did the 7th-century weapon ...

Excavators determined Tharais was a religious hub of the Byzantine empire.

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient Byzantine mosaic in Dara, revealing the Greek-influenced city's military and religious ...

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

Divers uncover artifacts from Byzantine era while excavating shipwreck in the Fourni archipelago. Ancient shipwreck cargo studied. See it.

Dhat Ras doesn’t fit—in the Madaba Map, Tharais appears near Ai, and there are no Byzantine churches there, explained Al-Rawahneh. The definitive clue was the discovery of structures that matched the ...

During the past century, the tiny, inbred academic field of Byzantine Studies was dominated by professors of British, French, or Slavic heritage. More recently, a generation of young scholars with ...

Excavators determined Tharais was a religious hub of the Byzantine empire.

Beneath the sediment awaited a trove of precious objects from the Byzantine Empire 1,500 years ago. They uncovered eight different types of amphorae, large, two-handled terracotta vases that were ...