By blending Roman legal principles, Byzantine refinements like the Justinian Code (a compilation of Roman laws ... devastated ...

Discover how his loyalty to Emperor Justinian and his ... the foundation for some of the Byzantine Empire’s greatest triumphs. Trump 'border czar' tells ABC military planes will deport migrants ...

In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...

In 575, the Byzantine Empire launched ... was aware of Britain's potential, with military manuals praising Britons as skilled woodland fighters. Emperor Justinian was even paying subsidies in ...

However, in 167 BCE, the army of the Seleucid empire of King Antiochus ... Old City’s Jewish Quarter – built on the orders of Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Today, the enormous pillar is ...

You’re right around the corner from Byzantine-era Tirana Castle (also known as the Fortress of Justinian), which houses ... upon a stack of old passports, army equipment and weapons.

Queen Toda approached Córdoba’s great ruler, the caliph ’Abd al-Rahman III, with two bold requests: help with a cure for her grandson’s morbid obesity and military support to regain the throne.

The first balneotherapy facilities in the region of Lagadas date back to 900 A.D. Tradition has it that the baths were created by the Byzantine military doctor Ioustinianos (Justinian). Today, two ...

The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is a Russian Orthodox church built by Tzar Ivan the Terrible on Red Square as a military ... church of the Byzantine Empire in the city of Constantinople (now ...

The Byzantine Empire faced numerous challenges, forcing many Greeks to employ genius tactics to defend the Empire.

Credit: Neil Theasby / Wikimedia Commons The most recent study, published in the English Historical Review, proposes a groundbreaking hypothesis: some Anglo-Saxons may have served as elite soldiers in ...