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An early Byzantine Christian monastery with its exquisite mosaic was recently unearthed in Izmir, Western Turkey.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a presidential decree on Friday turning the historic Holy Saviour in Chora, a medieval Byzantine church in western Constantinople that was a museum, into a mosque. The move follows the July decision to convert...

By Ola Goroveci Archaeological experts from the University of Alicante in Spain have recently identified the first Byzantine monastery ever found on the Iberian peninsula. They first came across several round metal objects at the archaeological site, which is located in...

The massive flooding that has been causing a range of serious issues in Venice, Italy since Tuesday has affected the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies, it was made public on Wednesday afternoon. The exquisitely beautiful Italian city is...

According to a recent study published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage, scientists claim that they have found traces of Byzantine coins on the famous Shroud of Turin, believed to be the linen cloth in which the dead body...

A 100-square-meter mosaic, which has been preserved in excellent condition, was discovered on the floor of the historic church of Panagia Chrysokefalou, in Ortahisar of Trabzon. The Byzantine church was transformed into a mosque by Muhammad the Conqueror in 1461. The...

After three years of work, a big church in the ancient city of Pisidia, has been unearthed. The 6th-century church may have been destroyed by a big fire in the 11th or 12th century. Hopes have been expressed that the discovery will help archaeologists...

A total of 121 masterpieces of Byzantine art will be exhibited at the State Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg in Russia until October 2. The opening ceremony of "Byzantium Through the Centuries" took place on Friday. The exhibition is part...

Istanbul is famous for its historical treasures, hidden secrets, legends and all the influences from different cultures. It is especially known for its numerous remains from the Byzantine Empire. Starting from the Milion, the point where the Empire started, what is...

The wreck of a large Byzantine ship, dating from the 10th century and filled with amphorae, was discovered by divers off the coast of Sevastopol in Crimea. The shipwreck was discovered by a Russian archaeological submarine mission in the Black...

Turkish newspaper "Hurriyet" proceeded with complaints over the extended loot of a Byzantine tomb known as Silivri Crypt, the desecration of the tomb and its conversion into a garbage dump. The newspaper is accusing the Municipality of Istanbul of neglecting the Byzantine...

Archeologists engaged in excavations at the Byzantine port quarter Yenikapı on the European side of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, seem to have struck upon some artifacts resembling modern day notebooks. According to the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, archeologists came along...

  Those who are in charge of organizing the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, together with with the Moscow Patriarchate’s authorities, constructed a glorious Byzantine style Greek Orthodox church. It is an impressive Byzantine temple devoted to Christ the Savior. In...

The Turkish invasion in Cyprus happened in 1974 and at some point, six Byzantine icons were stolen. After about 40 years, the repatriation of the stolen items finally takes place. There are elements which demonstrate that these six images...

The government of the Netherlands decided to give back to the Church of Cyprus four portable Byzantine icons that date back to the 16th century, from the Antifonitis Church in occupied Kyrenia in Cyprus, which were stolen after the...