Irene of Athens wasn't just a figurehead—she was the mastermind behind the Byzantine throne. With beauty, brilliance, and unbreakable will, she didn’t just survive the ruthless game of power—she ...

Credit: Andrew massyn, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Empress Zoe Porphyrogenita is among the most intriguing female figures in Byzantine history. Her life and fascinating political strategies ...

Made under the tenure of John Galliano, the regal piece was heavily influenced by the French film Sissi—The Young Empress, in which late French German actress Romy Schneider portrays the ...

Partisan Hero (IRE) 9-5fav (9-10) Took keen hold early stages, led, switched off inside final bend, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Bearaway (9-8) at ...

A who’s who of both Hollywood notables (including Gemma Chan, Dev Patel, and Michelle Yeoh) and fashion luminaries (like Naomi Campbell, Liya Kebede, and Tyra Banks) kicked off the night at a step-and ...

Greece’s greenest island, Corfu, welcomes visitors with the sweet aroma of pine and lemon trees while olive groves descend to ...

Our Lady is clothed in a dress of dark red which was long reserved in the Byzantine world for the Empress alone, indicating the Queenship of Mary. Some commentators on color claim that bluish ...

Byzantine deacon, bishop, and levite. Hand colored wood engraving, published c. 1880. The Empress of Constantinople Vintage engraving from 1854 of the Empress of Constantinople. Photo by D Walker ...

It was convened in Nicaea in 787 by Empress Irene at the request of Tarasios ... the iconoclastic controversy had once more shaken the foundations of both Church and State in the Byzantine empire.

This openwork headpiece, likely from the 11th century, consists of gold plaques with Byzantine Greek inscriptions ... IX Monomachos (1042–1055), his wife Zoe, and her sister, Empress Theodora, ...