byzantine empire

THINGS

More than just that "other" Roman Empire to the east, the Byzantines are one of the world's most significant imperial experiments, and one of history's least understood empires. Let's find a little more about this prolific and successful...

PLACES

After fighting off invaders for nearly 1,000 years, Constantinople finally fell because someone accidentally left a gate open.

PLACES

Archaeologists in southern Jordan have uncovered the long-lost Byzantine city of Tharais, tucked away on the southeast coast of the Dead Sea.

PEOPLE

X-rated Cinderella. Machiavellian villain. Feminist icon. Depending on who you ask, Empress Theodora was all this and more.

THINGS

More than just that "other" Roman Empire to the east, the Byzantines are one of the world's most significant imperial experiments, and one of history's least understood empires. Let's find a little more about this prolific and successful...

INSTANT

Before it was ever known as Istanbul, and after it was known as Byzantium, a Greek settlement in Anatolia, Constantinople was one of the most influential cities of the ancient world. Located on the border...



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