Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being overlooked.

The famous helmet is among the Anglo-Saxon artifacts that indicate an eastern link with the Byzantine Empire. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Into this chaos comes the emperor of the East, Justinian, bringing order and stability – and an appreciation for mosaic art.

A unique portrait of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire, was discovered at ... depictions common in Byzantine art. The figure is described as an "earthly figure ...

The empire lacked a written constitution with ... denying the accusation of caesaropapism and celebrating Byzantine art and culture, but no one has gone as far as Kaldellis in asserting the ...

According to a statement from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the monastery dates to the fifth or sixth century C.E., when the region was part of the Byzantine Empire. “This is the ...

Joseph Alchermes' main research interests range from the Roman and Early Christian world to the art and architecture of the Byzantine Empire with links to western Europe. He teaches a comparably broad ...

Evan Freeman studies art and ritual of the Byzantine Empire and cross-cultural interactions in the wider medieval world. He completed his PhD in the Department of the History of Art at Yale University ...