However, a recent study in the journal Klio by researchers Haggai Olshanetsky and Lev Cosijns challenges this view, suggesting that the empire may have actually experienced a population boom during ...

This thrilling, wide-ranging exhibition maps the complex connections among European and Asian civilizations from A.D. 500 to ...

For Ross Ulbricht, creator of the legendary dark-web drug market known as Silk Road, who has been in prison since 2013, a Donald Trump presidency could mean the difference between freedom and a ...

The Byzantine Empire became one of the most important in history, linking Greece, Christian faith and Western Europe. From the 7th to mid-9th centuries the Byzantine Army’s role was mostly defensive ...

This article is about the historic Maritime Silk Road. For the Chinese sea route infrastructure initiative, see 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. For other uses, see Maritime Silk Road (disambiguation) ...

Tugunbulak and Tashbulak, in the mountains of Uzbekistan, were bustling medieval centers of Silk Road trade between China ... the time of the Qarakhanid Empire. The cities went into decline ...

Scientists Document Lost Mountain Cities on Silk Road in Uzbekistan By Will Dunham ... cities such as Xi'an to destinations including the Byzantine capital Constantinople and the sophisticated ...

The Silk Roads evoke the east ... recruited from across the Alps to join a Byzantine war against the Sasanian empire. A bracelet wrapped around its neck shows the soldier-saint Sergius, whose ...