Blessed are you when you come in and blessed are you when you go out” (Deuteronomy 28:6), is inscribed in ancient Greek on the mosaic floor.

In a significant archaeological discovery, researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have uncovered the remains of a Byzantine-era monastery adorned with a colorful mosaic floor ...

Belisarius mosaic. Credit: Petar Milošević. CC BY-4.0/Wikimedia Commons/Petar Milosevic Belisarius is the much underrated military commander of the Byzantine Empire who led the armies of Justinian I ...

The 12.15-meter-long and approximately 1.75-m -wide column is thought to have been quarried in order to decorate the Second ...

Heraclius (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειος) was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 610 until his death in 641, during which Greek became the official language of the Byzantine state. Heraclius’ father, ...

An ancient Christian monastery has been discovered north of Kiryat Gat, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced in a press release. “The monastery is dated to the Byzantine period (5th-6th ...

A portrait of the final Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palailogos, has been discovered by archaeologists in Greece. The portrait was found on a mid-15th century fresco uncovered at a monastery ...

This year, on the night of Christmas, Jewish families will be lighting the first candle on their menorah to mark the start of Hannukah. Hannukah is the Jewish festival of lights, celebrated by ...

These Jewish icons have left outsized legacies on ... Born in Rio de Janeiro, the former street vendor built a media empire, including SBT, one of Brazil’s top three television networks.