The Byzantine Empire, often overshadowed by its predecessor, the Roman Empire, and its successor, the Ottoman Empire, was a remarkable civilization that spanned over a millennium. Its contributions to ...

The architecture itself is modest, focusing all attention on the interior art. Entering feels like walking into a medieval dream. The walls tell stories of hope, sacrifice, and divine grace with ...

Shimmering mosaics. Liturgical vestments. Classical sculpture. Elaborate jewelry. Comprising 63 works, “Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium From Greek Collections” is a modestly sized exhibition at the ...

In November, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York opened Africa & Byzantium, its first Byzantine-focused exhibition in nearly 20 years. According to the museum’s press release, the show promises ...

A display of manuscripts in the Met’s “Africa & Byzantium” show. Photo by Anna-Marie Kellen, courtesy of The Met In the 14th Century, Ibn Battuta left his native Tangiers to travel the world all the ...

The amazing relationship between Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora is one of the most captivating stories of ...

The Byzantine Empire receives a wide-ranging but unfocused treatment in this volume of essays by U.S. and U.K. academic historians. Several chapters provide a comprehensive if somewhat rushed ...

The name Basil II is remembered throughout Byzantine history as one of its most powerful and ruthless Emperors in battle.