Irene of Athens was the first Greek-Roman empress to wield power as a sole ruler of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.

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With its arid mountains, rocky coves and "cobalt-blue" seas, Patmos is "magnificent". It is also among the most "serene" of ...

These are the events and people that shaped the history of travel, from early pilgrimages and the Age of Discovery, to the ...

Unearthed in Upper Galilee, 3rd century CE artifact might prove rumored tensions between Emperor Diocletian and local ...

Before the current written scripts, texts, and linguistic manuscripts, there were various oldest writing systems emerging ...

What we think of as the Roman Empire lasted from 27 BCE to 476 AD. But the end of the Roman Empire is way more complicated ...

It is also among the most "serene" of the Greek islands, said John Gimlette in The Guardian, thanks in part to its extraordinary history. According to Christian tradition, Saint John wrote the ...

The Chinese dragon has been around in mythology and folklore for about as long as there's been a Chinese civilization—which ...

Matityahu and his sons then attacked the entire Greek garrison ... the Maccabean Revolt was the beginning of the end of the Seleucid Empire. Its power began waning – not only in Judea, but ...

January happens to be the birth month of Cleopatra, who arguably tops the list of the most fascinating women in history. She was not the first queen or power figure in Egypt—there were Sobekneferu, ...

With stories set in Ancient Rome, Gilded Age New York, and more, these are the most anticipated historical fiction books of ...