The Byzantines defeat the Bulgarians at Kleidion and Tsar Samuel becomes unconscious at the sight of his blinded army. Scene from the Manasses Chronicle.

The Byzantine Empire became one of the most important in history, linking Greece, Christian faith and Western Europe. From the 7th to mid-9th centuries the Byzantine Army’s role was mostly defensive ...

serve as a reminder of the once-mighty Byzantine Empire. The city hosts priceless treasures of the glory days of Byzantium, many of them intertwined in the urban fabric of the crowded metropolis.

Credit: MapMaster / Wikimedia Commons As we were saying, Anna knew him because he was in Constantinople… as he had tried before in his youth, by force of arms: in 1080 Bohemond accompanied his father ...

Pope Francis named a New Mexico pastor as bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy, apostolic nuncio to the United States Cardinal Christophe Pierre announced on Friday. Father Artur Bubnevych ...

Skoutatoi are the perfect counter to the many unique kinds of cavalry encountered by the Byzantine Empire on its eastern and southern borders. These troops are spearmen and counter all types of ...

Though little known today, this plague played a significant role in the ultimate fall of the Byzantine Empire; roughly 800 ...

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With a rich historical and cultural background, Crete is a wonderful place with distinctive differences from ... pirates and for a period of about 150 years (820-961 AD), it was conquered by Arabs. In ...

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