Digenes Akritas is an epic poem from the Byzantine Empire. It follows the exploits of the titular hero in the Byzantine ...

Researchers found the remains of the ascetic individual bound in chains. Small metal plates and a tiny cross were found near ...

Extreme religious traditions of the 5th century AD held males in higher positions and associated them with asceticism. Open the Youtube video Scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the ...

Fast-forward two millennia and the paintwork has long since faded, giving rise to a range of colourless copycats that would ...

According to legend, in the 4th century, Emperor Constantine (also known as Constantine the Great) converted to Christianity after witnessing a miracle. In reality, his decision was more of a ...

Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Church, has zealously backed Russia’s ‘special military operation’ and castigates a morally ...

A specialist in the social history of religion and religious movements in ... formation of the Japanese living in the shadow of the Chinese Empire, of the Arabs in that of the Persian and Byzantine ...

Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving ...

In most of the world, countries with religious populations are more likely to have governments that support religion through laws and policies. These laws might include religious education ...

Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...