Carved for an Egyptian pharaoh and shipped to the Roman capital, the Obelisk of Theodosius has stood for over sixteen hundred ...

Rome lasted because it combined geography, citizenship, elite integration, military power, economic networks, and political ...

Long-haired Norsemen with gold-gilded axes once guarded emperors in Constantinople. The Varangian Guard wasn’t just ...

The Shroud of Turin has intrigued scholars, textile specialists, archaeologists, scientists, and millions of believers around ...

The second Siege of Vienna marked a turning point, ending Ottoman expansion into Central Europe and reshaping European power ...

Istanbul’s Blue Mosque was built by Sultan Ahmed I to rival the city’s Hagia Sophia. An Ottoman masterpiece, it was at one ...

A Byzantine shipwreck off Croatia has yielded gold coins, an imperial ring, and luxury artifacts, suggesting the vessel ...

Archaeologists say that gold jewelry discovered on a Byzantine-era shipwreck off Croatia’s southern coast is providing new ...

The nation marks six years since Hagia Sophia reopened as a mosque as officials launch a major new phase of the landmark's ...

The Advocate presents a guide to major Christian churches in the U.S. that stand in support of our rights and the ones that ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan marked the sixth anniversary of Hagia Sophia’s reopening as a mosque with a post on X, calling ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday marked the sixth anniversary of the reopening of the Hagia Sophia Grand ...