After Holy City was razed in 135 CE, an edict seemed designed to prevent a Jewish return. The discovery of an ancient ...

Cast almost entirely of lead, the pendant is decorated on both sides with an identical image of a menorah framed within a ...

In 542 AD, during the Gothic War—a conflict sparked by Emperor Justinian’s ambition to restore Roman rule in the West—Eastern ...

Lift your holiday spirits with art by discovering 20 of the best Christmas paintings ever created, from the Byzantine period through today!

Continuing an artistic tradition begun in the 3rd Century, Kim Fritzges paints early Byzantine icons in Studio 311 at the ...

Six months ago, Stuart Semple invited the public to vote in his Color of the Year poll. The people didn't choose Cloud Dancer ...

The Byzantine Empire has marked world history in many significant ways, contributing ingenious inventions still in use to ...

The true identity of the Byzantine painter Manuel Panselinos has been revealed by researchers studying a medieval illuminated ...

Did you know that Annandale has one of just 11 relics of St. Nicholas in the U.S.? There, Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine ...

Discover the accidental unearthing of a 1,500-year-old Byzantine mosaic in Turkey's Midyat district, featuring geometric ...

What’s your spirit animal? A hedgehog. Why? Maybe a psychologist could answer that better than me! What are you most proud of? That I stand by my beliefs through my actions. What movie scene has ...

Greece is often celebrated for its sun-drenched islands and ancient ruins, but tucked between its olive groves and mountain villages lies another treasure: the legacy of Byzantine art and faith. The ...