The Ottoman touch then brought further changes. The Palace of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus is one of them. It is a 13th century Byzantine palace in the northwestern part of the old city of the ...

The floor of the church is lined with bricks. Credit: Ministry of Culture A section of an early Byzantine church, dated to the 6th century AD, was found in Oreoi, northern Evia, during excavations for ...

The antiquities department has announced the completion of the second season of excavations at the 13th century church ‘Panayia Karmiotissa’ in Kato Polemidia. From historical sources the site ...

A campaign to return a 13th-century copy of the Bible to its ancestral home in Salisbury Cathedral has been hailed by the culture secretary as an example of “our country at its best” – as it ...

From Roman "fish scale" armor to Japanese samurai suits, these examples of battle armor were designed to protect and impress. Some suits of armor were designed to impress rather than to protect ...

KYOTO--Suits of samurai armor given to Malta as diplomatic gifts in the 19th century returned to Japan for repair work ahead of their exhibition at the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. “I’m looking ...

A section of an early Byzantine basilica, dating back to the 6th century AD, was discovered this summer in Oreoi, northern Evia, during excavations for a sewage system in the greater Istiea area, the ...

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A rare 13th-century Bible could return to its ancestral home in Salisbury Cathedral more than 700 years after it was written. It is one of only six manuscripts attributed to the Sarum Master ...

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In a statement, Dr. Paolo D’Angeli, head of the department for general administration of the ministry said the care to preserve the manuscript and willingness to work with the ministry “to ...