Anglo-Saxons joined the Byzantine Varangian Guard after the 1066 Norman Conquest, shaping the Byzantine Empire.

Self-tormenting practices were all the rage in ancient Byzantium, from wearing chains to living on top of small pillars—and ...

On July 16, 1054, the Great Schism divided Christianity into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, driven by ...

Zeno was the Byzantine Emperor who witnessed the end of the Western Roman Empire. He is known for being buried alive by his ...

xx, 1207 p. : 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (p. 936-1118) and index The earlier empire c. 500-c. 700 -- The middle empire c. 700-1204 -- The Byzantine lands in the later Middle Ages ...

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

Up to 17 million people have passed through the slave trade in the Muslim world since the 7th century. Tragically, the ...

The early Byzantine fortress Tuida was integral to the defense system, and this was the fourth coin of this kind retrieved from the ruins.