The Byzantine Greeks are a nation that is very often misunderstood for a number of historical and political reasons.

Shimmering mosaics. Liturgical vestments. Classical sculpture. Elaborate jewelry. Comprising 63 works, “Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium From Greek Collections” is a modestly sized exhibition at the ...

A Bulgarian court has ruled for the confiscation of the nine Byzantine plates purchased by three Greek museums in 2004. The confiscation is possible on the basis of a special EU law, which Greece has ...

An exceptional discovery has brought to light the only known contemporary representation of the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire, Constantine XI Palaiologos. This valuable work was uncovered ...

For the first time in its history, the SNF Centre for Hellenic Studies has produced a podcast episode. On Tuesday July 21, 2020, Dr. Dimitris Krallis from the Department of Humanities and the SNF ...

Unearthing ancient faith: A Byzantine Greek inscription paraphrasing verse 86 in the Book of Psalms was found in an ancient fortress in the Judean Desert. Archaeologists at the remote site of Hyrcania ...

Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, during his state visit to Greece, visited the Byzantine and Christian Museum in ...

A Koine Greek inscription paraphrasing Psalms 86 was discovered by Hebrew University archaeologists at the site of Hyrcania Fortress in the Judean Desert. Adorned with a cross, the Byzantine-era ...

Archaeologists in Greece say a 14th-century Byzantine warrior survived a broken jaw by having it wired shut — most likely with gold. The man's skull was first uncovered in 1991, interred in the grave ...