Greek Reporter

Byzantine Gold Treasure Suggests Elite Passenger Aboard Adriatic Shipwreck

A Byzantine shipwreck off Croatia has yielded gold coins, an imperial ring, and luxury artifacts, suggesting the vessel ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

Egypt uncovers a lost Byzantine-era settlement in the Western Desert with rare gold coins and hidden churches

An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a complete Byzantine-era residential settlement at the Ain El-Sabil site in ...

Egypt uncovers lost Byzantine-era city in the western desert

The fourth-century residential city in the western desert is one of two major archaeological finds announced by Egypt on Saturday.

Egypt uncovers long-forgotten 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era city in latest western desert discovery

Archaeologists uncovered a long-forgotten, 1,600-year-old city in Egypt that includes preserved watchtowers, a church and a haul of artifacts and Christian symbols, officials announced. The ...
Smithsonian Magazine

See Artifacts That Archaeologists Discovered in This 1,600-Year-Old Byzantine Christian Town Buried in an Oasis in Egypt

The mud-brick village boasts streets, towers and a large church. Researchers unearthed everyday objects like grain grinders, ...

Mudbrick Byzantine city unearthed during excavations at Egypt's western desert oasis

The discovery helps “highlight the cultural diversity witnessed by the Egyptian oases throughout different historical periods," said Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy.

Greek fire was the most devastating weapon in the Eastern Roman empire. But what was it?

Before modern weapons of mass destruction, there was Greek fire (ignis graecus). This was the term medieval Crusaders applied ...
Artnet

Rare Portrait of the Last Byzantine Emperor Unearthed in Stunning Greek Find

A portrait of the final Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palailogos, has been discovered by archaeologists in Greece. The portrait was found on a mid-15th century fresco uncovered at a monastery in ...
Slate

How Complicated Was the Byzantine Empire?

The Republican candidates for president debated Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Cain’s flat rate for income, corporate, and sales tax would replace the Byzantine U.S. income tax ...