In the article dedicated to the Mardaites, the Christian highlanders who maintained their autonomy between Byzantium and the Caliphate, we mentioned the Akritai (or Akritoi), a group of light infantry ...

The Byzantine medicine was heavily influenced by Christian values. credit: Wellcome Images/ wikimedia commons CC-BY-4.0 The Byzantine Empire is mostly known for its achievements in art and ...

Credit: Duccio di Buoninsegna, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain The Byzantine Empire is not always recognised as the crucial link that connected the classical world with modern Europe. However, this ...

In the early 1970s, China was supplying significant military, financial, and logistical assistance to North Vietnam in its ...

During the Byzantine period, Jerusalem blossomed into a major religious hub, attracting worshipers from across the Roman Empire. Monasteries served not only as spiritual centers but also as ...

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Vartan Mamigonian, 66,000 Armenian soldiers fought against 300,000 ... reach Asia Minor and eventually defeat the Byzantine Empire and be the super power. To reach that goal, it planned to convert ...

The Byzantine Empire had long controlled the major trade ... acting as administrators and soldiers, took up residence in Jerusalem. Many took Middle Eastern wives, who brought saffron-laden ...

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Built in 657 B.C. Istanbul was once known as Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire. The city, with its multicultural influence, has been home to major ...