Greek Reporter

Byzantine Emperor Justinian and Theodora, the Ultimate Power Couple

The amazing relationship between Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora is one of the most captivating stories of ...
Greek Reporter

Constantinople: The Greek Settlement That Became the World’s Greatest City

The story of Constantinople is a fascinating one that dates back millennia to when this mega-city was a small Greek town ...
Hyperallergic

Archaeologists May Have Found the Place Where Roman Emperors Were Baptized

Hagia Sophia, a 6th century CE cathedral which now serves as a museum within the city of Istanbul, Turkey (image by Derzsi Elekes Andor via Wikimedia). A new Baptismal font discovered at the Hagia ...
Hosted on MSN

Hidden Ruins of Byzantine Constantinople

This video explores the rise, decline, and transformation of Constantinople, from its splendor as the Byzantine capital to its rebirth as Ottoman Istanbul. It highlights the city’s grand monuments, ...
La Brújula Verde

When Constantinople Resisted the Siege of a Coalition Formed by Persians, Avars, and Slavs

The siege of Constantinople by the Avars in a fresco in the Romanian monastery of Moldovita. Credit: DimiTalen / Wikimedia Commons Although the most famous one was carried out by the Ottomans in 1453, ...
Hosted on MSN

The Cisterns and Aqueducts of Constantinople (1080p_60fps_H264-128kbit_AAC)

This video explores the remarkable water system of Byzantine Constantinople, one of the greatest engineering feats of the ancient world. It follows the journey of water through aqueducts like the ...
Православие

A visit to the Byzantine Monastery of Myrelaion, in Constantinople

There are neighborhoods in Constantinople (now, Istanbul, Turkey) which, although oversighted, are full of particularities, of hidden beauties and of glorious history. Vlaga (or Laleli) is one of ...
The New York Times

CONSTANTINOPLE.; The Byzantine Period -- The Walls and Other Historic Places.

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
Simon Fraser University

University of St Andrews' Eleni Kefala to present on the topic of Constantinople, Tenochtitlan, and the Trauma of the Conquest

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University, and UCLA's Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture, are pleased to present Eleni ...
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 ...
La Brújula Verde

Rare Byzantine gold coin found in Norway, probably brought from Constantinople by Harald Hardrada

A metal detectorist discovered in the county of Innlandet, in inland Norway, a rare histamenon nomisma (literally standard coin), a Byzantine solid gold coin, minted in Constantinople around the year ...