The coin is a Byzantine histamenon nomisma. These were introduced in Byzantium around 960 AD in what was then the eastern part of the Roman Empire. One side of the coin is stamped with an image of ...
Step into the heart of Istanbul, a city that connects Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. With a history shaped by the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires, it offers a fascinating mix of ...
But if it doesn't happen — or if things move slowly than expected, or seem less significant than you might have hoped — you can point the finger at one factor: the increasingly Byzantine ...
For the first time in 15 months of relentless war, the skies over Gaza were free of Israeli fighter jets on Sunday, as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect. Celebrations erupted on both ...