One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Even though archaeological and scientific tools have discovered much about these ancient civilizations, including facts about ...

The start of imperial Rome is officially dated to 27 BCE, when Gaius Octavius Caesar was awarded the name Augustus, signaling ...

And if archaeology hadn't emerged in the 18th century, many of these civilizations would have become permanently lost to time ...

His career as a priest was studded with acts of radical love, in service of the poor and marginalised and downtrodden and the ...

He died during the journey in 407, his ill health unable to endure its rigours. In 438 the Emperor Theodosius II of Constantinople had John’s body returned to Constantinople and did penance for ...

That’s The Emperor. He’s card number IV in the Major Arcana, and when he shows up, it’s a call to take up space with confidence. Think structure, stability, authority — not in a power-trip ...

On April 30, 311 AD, the Roman Emperor Galerius issued what became known as the Edict of Serdica, which made the first formal ...

At age 60, she reprised her role as the Empress Dowager CiXi in Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor” (1987), which went on to win nine Oscars and four Golden Globes, including best picture.

St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral rebuilding after 2024 fire, replacing domes and roof of church featured in Oscar-winning ...