Byzantine Army: Organization, Units, and Evolution
Popular notions tend to group the later Eastern Roman realm, or more specifically the Byzantine Empire, as a strictly medieval entity that encompassed Greece, the…
Popular notions tend to group the later Eastern Roman realm, or more specifically the Byzantine Empire, as a strictly medieval entity that encompassed Greece, the…
Curse tablets and magic spells are not entirely unknown, especially when it comes to the scope of the ancient world. The offended Greeks did it…
The 4th-century Zerzevan Castle, perched atop a 400-ft high rocky hill overlooking the strategic pathway and trade route between Diyarbakir and Mardin, was built by…
The Theodosius Cistern, one of the most prominent ancient cisterns of Constantinople, has recently opened its doors to the public after an eight-year-long restoration project….
The Byzantine Empire was the continuation (and even represented endurance) of the Roman legacy, so much so that most of its citizens called their realm…
Often considered as the cradle of the Western civilization, the legacy of the ancient Greeks doesn’t pertain to their conquests and imperialism, but rather entails…
According to a statistical report entailing international tourists, the Basilica Cistern is the third most visited site in Turkey. And now after more than 1,500-years…
In 216 BC, the Romans went on to rebound from their disastrous defeat at Cannae, where they possibly lost more than 5 percent of their…
Dara (or Daras) was an important Roman fortress city in the area corresponding to ancient northern Mesopotamia, and it served as the strategic outpost overlooking…
Capitolias (or Καπιτωλιας in Greek) was an ancient Roman planned city, possibly founded circa 97-98 AD for military purposes, and is presently identified within the…