Explore the 26 new UNESCO World Heritage sites of 2024—ancient forts, fairy tombs, rainforests, and more—plus key expansions ...

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 ...

The World Heritage Committee is one of the two bodies governing the Convention for the Protection of the World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage. It is composed of the representatives of 21 States, ...

Judy Tydor Baumel-Schwartz is director of the Schulmann School of Basic Jewish Studies and professor of Jewish History at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. She is the author of, among ...