The Byzantines and the Venetians were masters of commerce, and that led to a devastating trade war between the two powers.

Women played diverse and influential roles in the Byzantine Empire that extended far beyond the domestic affairs of each family.

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He was a Byzantine emperor who reigned from 491 to 518 CE ... Anastasius introduced several important reforms, including a new tax system, which helped stabilise the empire’s economy. His fiscal ...

Between 541 and 544, there was also the first and most severe documented occurrence of the Justinianic plague in the eastern Roman Empire (also referred to as the Byzantine Empire), in which ...

Built in the 12th century under Norman rule, it boasts Italy's largest Byzantine-style mosaics ... the capital of the surviving Roman empire in the east. They span over 6,400 sq m and contain ...

AIGIALEIA, GREECE—ArtNet News reports that a portrait of the Byzantine emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos was discovered during restoration work at the Holy Monastery of Pammegiston Taxiarchon ...

A portrait of the final Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palailogos, has been discovered by archaeologists in Greece. The portrait was found on a mid-15th century fresco uncovered at a monastery ...