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The Byzantines: Greeks, Romans, or Both?
Byzantine society was extremely diverse, encompassing Christian Greeks, Slavs, Armenians, Georgians, Coptics, and the Jewish populations, among others, but are the Byzantines considered Roman,...
Hymn of Kassiane Reverberates Across Greece on Holy Tuesday
The Gospels take center stage on Holy Tuesday in the Orthodox church, as Greeks move closer to the end of Lent and Easter Sunday.
Are Byzantine Monuments From Constantinople Being Covered up in Modern Istanbul?
The fate of Byzantine-era monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly the Byzantine capital city of Constantinople, has been the subject of international debate, as Turkey's...
The Varangian Guard: Vikings of the Byzantine Empire
The Vikings were a seafaring people from Scandinavia. They most famously raided in and around the British Isles and the western coasts of Europe....
What’s Next for Bilateral Relations Between Greece and Turkey?
You don’t have to be an expert to know that the relations between Greece and Turkey have been among the most turbulent in the...
Bedrock of England’s Economy Formed by Coins Made of Byzantine Silver
A recent chemical analysis has revealed the Byzantine origin of silver coins that stimulated trade and helped bring about the development of new towns....
Rights of Slaves in the Byzantine Empire
Slaves in the Byzantine Empire were first granted social rights beginning in the 4th century. Christianity questioned slavery for being contrary to natural and...
The Greatest Byzantine Greek Scholars of the Renaissance
Between the 14th and 15th centuries, a wave of Greek scholars left their beleaguered homeland in the Byzantine Empire for the Italian Peninsula, where...
Greek City of Kalamata Reenacts Liberation From Ottoman Rule
Citizens of Kalamata celebrated 203 years since the liberation of the city from Ottoman rule with a majestic reenactment of the events.
Rigas Feraios: On the Trail of the Protomartyr of Greek Independence
Rigas Feraios was a Greek revolutionary who fought in the mountains and worked as a writer, merchant, and revolutionary agitator in the wide Balkan...