The Byzantine Empire made remarkable contributions to medicine and science, even thouth they are not widely known.

The Byzantine Empire in the 7th century was wrecked by military strife. The empire was halved, with its richest territories ...

Credit: Matan Chocron / Israel Antiquities Authority An archaeological discovery near Jerusalem has shaken the foundations of historical knowledge about asceticism in the Byzantine era. A team of ...

Researchers found the remains of the ascetic individual bound in chains. Small metal plates and a tiny cross were found near the abdomen of the skeleton.

The historian Moshe Sharon demonstrated in 2002 that the detailed descriptions of the battles of the Islamic conquests ...

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This book is a collection of ten articles that appeared between 2001 and 2015 in a variety of academic publications. The time span covered is 379 to 565 C.E., from the accession of emperor Theodosius ...

Who is responsible for the birth of Christianity? As with any major phenomenon, the answer is complex. Christianity developed ...