For the Eastern Roman Empire -- known to us as "Byzantine" -- the Danube was a critical military and political frontier. In the disastrous seventh century this frontier was overwhelmed by invading ...

Lebanon is described as an Arab country, and one that is failed and broken. But what most people don’t realize is, Lebanon is ...

In an era long before any concept of dignified treatment for defeated enemies, during a time when losing on the battlefield ...

Dumbarton Oaks/Cambridge, Ma.: Harvard University Press, 2008 . Pp. xv, 381 . Illus., map, diagr., notes, biblio., index . $19.95 paper. ISBN:0884023397 Originally ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 1,600-year-old Roman military structure during excavations in the ancient town of Hasankeyf, southeastern Türkiye, shedding new light on the region's ...

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The Varangian Guard was a group of Viking mercenaries who served the Byzantine Empire and were highly valued by the Byzantine emperor.

A skull which was discovered by anthropologists in the Paliokastro area of Thasos shows signs of complicated surgery, ...

Summary: Throughout history, fire has been a devastating weapon, from the Byzantine Empire's secretive "Greek fire" to modern flamethrowers and incendiary weapons. The U.S. military has largely ...

Archaeologists discovered ancient gold coins in an unexpected location during a recent excavation in Bulgaria. The five Byzantine coins, which date back to the reign of Justinian the Great, were ...

Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said in ... The bombing has damaged Byzantine churches and ancient mosques, ...