In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...

In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I commissioned the Taj Mahal to house the tomb of his favorite wife. With its symmetrical ...

Hagia Sophia, an architectural marvel and a symbol of Istanbul’s rich history, stands as a testament to the city’s diverse cultural heritage. Originally built as a cathedral in the 6th century, it has ...

Meet Belisarius, the legendary general known as "The Emperor’s Sword." Discover how his loyalty to Emperor Justinian and his ...

Women played diverse and influential roles in the Byzantine Empire that extended far beyond the domestic affairs of each family.

During the reign of Emperor Justinian, however, it was consecrated and defined as the “Catholic Church of Athens.” An anonymous 15th-century manuscript in the Vienna Library states that “the temple of ...

Games Workshop has unveiled the new range of Warhammer 40,000 models for the refreshed Emperor’s Children army, as part of its Las Vegas Open preview stream on Thursday. These latest reveals include ...

It was ostensibly meant for the Nea Church (aka the New Church of the Theotokos), situated in what we know as the Old City’s Jewish Quarter – built on the orders of Byzantine emperor Justinian I.

Empress Sophia, wife of Emperor Justin II, was a prominent Byzantine ruler known for her intelligence, ambition, and political influence. Born around 530 AD into an aristocratic family in ...

It screamed for a 5-year-old pundit to tell America they’d just seen our future emperor standing at a podium buck naked. But there was another layer of dangerous reality buried beneath this raving ...

A Byzantine military manual referred to Britons as being good fighters in woodland, and there is evidence that then-Emperor Justinian was paying subsidies in Britain . So there is a chance ...