Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire and it fell under the Ottoman Empire in 1453. The Manila-Acapulco ...

Imagine the walls that have soaked up 1600 years of history in one of Constantinople’s most important Byzantine monasteries, ...

Before Hagia Sophia dominated the skyline, Hagia Irene served as Constantinople's original patriarchal seat, and its bare mosaic dome still tells the story of one of Byzantium's most violent religious ...

In the 6th century, Constantinople was one of the greatest cities in the world. At the center of its public life stood the ...

In Russia, omens have been given special importance since ancient times. They were used to judge the weather, when to sow and ...

An 11th-century seal once owned by Edward the Confessor has been found again in the French National Archives in Paris.

In the evocative exhibition “Faceless Game,” artist Areg Mirijanyan presents a visual meditation on the preservation of the ...

Speaking at the Phanar in Istanbul, the Ecumenical Patriarch says the Church rejects proselytism but is witnessing a rise in ...

By Will Dunham April 29 (Reuters) - The fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD was a pivotal moment in human history, ...

Most people are aware of the song “Istanbul was Constantinople” and perhaps no better than the Greeks of Istanbul themselves.

A desire to protect Southern Baptist theology is motivating at least one Southern Baptist theologian in Texas and a North ...

For cobblestone streets and timeless French charm, it's hard to beat Saint-Antoine-l’Abbaye.