Preserved in the same spot where it was last used over a millennium ago, the newly uncovered artifact is offering fresh ...

The Western Roman Empire famously ended in A.D. 476 when its last emperor abdicated the throne. But the city of Rome ...

A mosaic panel on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the archaeological park of ...

Built as a church and repurposed during its 1,500‑year history as a mosque, a museum and now a mosque once more, the Hagia ...

Think of an ancient empire and you’re probably picturing an iconic site like the Acropolis in Athens, or Rome's famous forum.

A stunning archaeological breakthrough in the Middle East has brought one of the Holy Land's forgotten cities back into the spotlight. Experts believe they have uncovered the ancient Byzantine-era ...

The Byzantine Christian settlement has been discovered in Jordan, marked on the Madaba Mosaic Map, the oldest surviving ...

In Part 3 of the Arab-Byzantine Wars series, we explore how Muslim forces led by Amr ibn al-As conquered Egypt from the ...

A Nazi captain gave artwork, which depicts an intimate Roman romance, to a civilian. When he died, his heirs decided to ...

Self-tormenting practices were all the rage in ancient Byzantium, from wearing chains to living on top of small pillars—and ...

The destruction and safeguarding of Gaza’s cultural heritage are the themes of a new exhibition that opened in Paris earlier ...

A steamy piece of stolen history has finally returned to Italy, decades after its initial disappearance. According to the ...