The Hagia Sophia mosaics are unique and represent the ultimate example of Byzantine craftsmanship. They are the only surviving examples of Byzantine mosaics from such a lengthy time period. They cover ...

If someone asked you to name a history-making woman, you might suggest Rosa Parks or Sandra Day O’Connor. But what about the ...

Ravenna (Italy) (AFP) – King Charles III and Queen Camilla wrapped up a state visit to Italy on Thursday with a visit to Dante's tomb and world-famous mosaics in Ravenna, the day after a ...

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Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako made a visit to Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima, Monday, to pay tribute to those who died in the fierce battle on the Pacific island 80 years ago. The day trip ...

The Hagia Sophia is at the centre of Turkey's Byzantine, Ottoman and secular history. How did the sixth-century cathedral become a Waqf property, get converted to a museum, and again a mosque? Tracing ...

Michael III ascended the Byzantine throne at just two years old, with his mother, Empress Theodora, acting as regent during the years he was a minor. Theodora reigned on behalf of her son at a time ...

Continuing her exploration of family heritage, Fung’s latest body of work draws on the fraught legacy of Empress Dowager Cixi, who ruled the Qing empire from 1861 until her death in 1908.