Byzantine
Archaeology
Ancient City on Remote Islet in Aegean Reveals Fascinating Secrets in New Dig
Archaeologists discovered artifacts on Vryokastraki, a small islet near the Greek island of Kythnos, once home to a significant ancient city.
Archaeology
Virtual Tour of Ancient Thessaloniki Reveals the City's Magnificent Past (video)
It is known to almost everyone that Greece's second-largest city, Thessaloniki, is a massive open museum, covering numerous different periods of Greece's antiquity.
There is no surprise then why Thessaloniki is such a wonderful destination for those who love history...
Archaeology
Archaeologists Find Misspelled Sixth-Century Greek Texts Near Galilee
Archaeologists have discovered three sixth-century Greek inscriptions -- complete with bad grammar and misspellings -- in the remains of a burnt church in the Hippos-Sussita Excavation Project, near Israel's Sea of Galilee.
The Hippos/Sussita site is an archaeological dig in Israel overlooking...
Archaeology
Syria Accuses Turkey of Bombing Ancient Site
A Syrian government antiquities body has accused Turkey of bombing a UNESCO heritage site -- which includes significant Byzantine heritage -- during its military campaign in the Kurdish enclave of Afrin.
Mahmoud Hamoud, director general of Antiquities and Museums, released...
Archaeology
Greek Culture Unearthed in War-Torn Syria
Amid the bloody conflict in Syria, evidence of ancient Greek culture in the war-torn Middle Eastern country has recently been unearthed.
Three Byzantine mosaic panels have been discovered inside an archaeological site during a Syrian army mine-clearance operation in the...
Archaeology
Ancient Greek Inscription Found in Old City of Jerusalem
An ancient Greek inscription from the Byzantine era was found on a 1,500-year-old mosaic floor near the Damascus Gate, in the Old City of Jerusalem.
The building that the floor belongs to is believed to have been a hostel for...
Culture
Greek University Calls for Maintaining the Hellenic Institute in Venice
A resolution adopted by the University of Crete Department of Literature calls on the Greek government to maintain and strengthen the Greek Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in Venice.
The Hellenic Institute in Venice was established in 1951 and...