In the Byzantine Empire of the medieval period ... Silk production and trade became an important part of the Byzantine economy from the 6th century on. The 4th and early 6th centuries were a time of ...

The famous helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may be evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors fought as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century, a new study finds.

Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora were the 6th Century golden couple of the Byzantine Empire. Think Jay-Z and Beyonce - but with a lot more chariots. Script and narration by Emma Nagouse ...

The Hagia Sophia is at the centre of Turkey's Byzantine, Ottoman and secular history. How did the sixth-century cathedral ...

During the past century, the tiny, inbred academic field of Byzantine ... He writes: "My aim was to produce a clear account of the long history of the Byzantine Empire based on the latest research in ...