The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire ... early modern Western political theorists divided governments into two basic categories, monarchies and republics, defining the ...

Irene of Athens was the first Greek-Roman empress to wield power as a sole ruler of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.

In AD 395 the Roman empire was divided into two halves. Egypt became part of the East Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire), which was now a Christian empire. AD 539 the Egyptian provinces were directly ...

The Byzantine army reached peak efficiency under his leadership, with Heraclius himself often leading his troops into battle. The theme system replaced the traditional Roman administrative divisions, ...

The famous helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may be evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors fought as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century, a new study finds.