Experts note that the city was fortified by Emperor Justinian I with a formidable zigzag wall. Regarding the basilica, archaeologists state that its discovery perhaps showcases a larger Byzantine ...

A mosaic depicting the Byzantine emperor Justinian I (left) decorates Ravenna’s Basilica of San Vitale (right). The monumental building was one of many constructed during his reign, which lasted ...

Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora were the 6th Century golden couple of the Byzantine Empire. Think Jay-Z and Beyonce - but with a lot more chariots. Script and narration by Emma Nagouse ...

There is always that nervous excitement about picking up a debut author and that’s exactly how I felt with The Emperor and ...

She was the daughter of a bear trainer and made a living as an actress and (very likely) a sex worker before catching the eye of the soon-to-be Emperor Justinian I of the Byzantine Empire.

The Corpus iuris civilis, a codification of laws that was begun at the command of Emperor Justinian, in 527, proclaimed: “Let the imperial rank be exempted from all our provisions, because God has ...