Byzantine

A Byzantine-era shipwreck found off the shore of Israel, loaded with cargo from all over the Mediterranean, reveals that traders from the West came to port even after the Islamic ...

Commentary An often-quoted statement about the enduring importance of history comes from the celebrated Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana. ...

The excavation of a huge Late Byzantine period winery in Israel recently yielded a gold ring inlaid with ...

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a Byzantine-period industrial-agricultural area, including several artifacts, thought to be 1,500 years old—dating ...

Since the 10th century, monks have lived at the Hosios Loukas Monastery in Distomo in central Greece, where ...

Rare gold coins were discovered in the ancient Israeli port city of Caesarea, according to reports published this week. ...

A 1,500-year-old painting of Jesus Christ has been uncovered in southern Israel's Negev desert. Scientists discovered the painting ...