From the savage murder of Grand Prince Igor to his son Sviatoslav's annihilation of the Khazar Khaganate and devastating wars ...

Dame Averil Cameron, who has died aged 86, was Professor of Byzantine History at Oxford, and a leading voice in a generation ...

The Hagia Sophia mosaics are unique and represent the ultimate example of Byzantine craftsmanship. They are the only ...

Grand National jockey Harry Cobden's horse crashed through railings when looking set for victory.

Istanbul police announced on Tuesday that two Greek tourists who unfurled a “Byzantine flag” at the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque ...

Most people know about the Roman Senate in ancient Rome. But far fewer know that a second senate existed in Constantinople.

Iranian is one of the oldest uninterrupted cultural heritage sites of the world, dating back to a 5,000 year old urban ...

Grand National, Harry Cobden was in the wars again at Wincanton when his mount ducked into a section of marker rails ...

If a precedent is set in Hormuz, other key maritime routes could face similar demands for transit fees. Korea should work ...

The State Board of Education meeting began at 8 a.m. Tuesday with discussion of a proposed required reading list and didn’t ...

A magisterial history of one of the worst ever pandemics focuses on the individuals caught up in the chaos ...

Alexander burned it, Mongols ravaged it, yet Iran's civilisation remains among world's oldest and continuous. News18 explains ...