Digenes Akritas is an epic poem from the Byzantine Empire. It follows the exploits of the titular hero in the Byzantine ...

Peter Frankopan, Oxford historian, was first enticed by history in the 1970s, during summer holidays as a child in rural Sweden visiting his maternal grandfather (his paternal line was the ancient ...

The Albanian case is very similar to the problems that the Croat 19 th century nationalists faced with the acute lack of ...

The Byzantine Empire was one of the first societies to offer its citizens some form of what we now call universal healthcare.

Not as widely known in the United States as St. Valentine are two other saints at the top of the list on Feb. 14, and recent ...

An archaeological discovery near Jerusalem has shaken the foundations of historical knowledge about asceticism in the Byzantine era. A team of scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the ...

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Romans and the Eastern Roman Empire continues ...

Turkey invests in capital goods through a mix of government-led projects, private sector contributions, and foreign direct ...

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...

A rare Byzantine manuscript discovered in a Greek monastery has unveiled hidden historical gems, offering new insights into ...

Kings and Generals has begun remaking its animated historical documentary on the rise of the Ottoman Empire, starting with ...

Small entities might once again need to relearn how to hedge between great powers. One forgotten highborn woman from history provides some ancient realist lessons.