Empress Zoe Porphyrogenita is among the most intriguing female figures in Byzantine history for a number of good reasons.
The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...
Many people mistakenly think that the Eastern Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire, but the truth is much more complex. In this video, we explain how the term "Byzantine" was actually coined ...
May 29, 1453, is one of those landmark historical dates. On that day the fall of Constantinople occurred —and with it that of ...