Progymnasmata, preliminary exercises in the study of declamation, were the cornerstone of Read More

The Patria is a fascinating four-book collection of short historical notes, stories, and legends Read More

The witty and self-assertive poetry of Christopher of Mytilene and John Mauropous provides unique snapshots of Read More

The Life of Saint Neilos of Rossano is a masterpiece of historically accurate Read More

Maximos the Confessor (580–662) occupies a unique position in the history of Byzantine Read More

Maximos the Confessor (580–662) occupies a unique position in the history of Byzantine Read More

In the early 1140s, the Bavarian princess Bertha von Sulzbach arrived in Read More

Often simply called the Holy Mountain, Mount Athos was the most famous Read More

Today the Byzantine mystic, writer, and monastic leader Symeon the New Theologian Read More

Among Greek histories of the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the work Read More

Among Greek histories of the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the work Read More

In 1039 Byzantium was the most powerful empire in Europe and the Read More

In 1204, brothers Alexios and David Komnenos became the unwitting founders of the Read More

Created in the tenth century, most likely as an imperial commission, the Menologion is Read More

Miracles occupied a unique place in medieval and Byzantine life and thought. Read More