Michael III, the "Alcoholic" Byzantine Emperor, ruled surprisingly well despite his controversial behavior and personal ...
Byzantine-era monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly the Byzantine capital city known as Constantinople, are being covered ...
The textbooks say the Byzantine Empire was a theocratic ... often disappointing the Church to please the people. This is fresh air for Orthodox Christians, who have had to bear the accusation ...
Many factors contributed to the survival of the Byzantine Empire ... protecting Europe from eastern invasions, maintaining Greek and Roman languages, producing fine art with distinctive style, ...