A 1,500-year-old mosaic has been found under an abandoned water mill in the Cag Cag Stream Valley of southeastern Turkey, ...

The Princeton University Art Museum has navigated a controversy around its architect and political pressures facing cultural ...

Five carbonized loaves of communion bread, dating back to the 7th-8th centuries AD, have emerged from the ruins of ancient Eirenopolis, providing unprecedented insight into Byzantine religious ...

One great benefit of retracing the path of travelers past is finding places that are off the tourist circuit of the present.

The Emilia-Romagna region, where Ravenna is located, is famous for its authentic food and wine. RAVENNA, Italy — Italy is one of those timeless destinations that always enchants travelers with its ...

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Standing at the centre of Turkey's Istanbul for centuries, Hagia Sophia has witnessed empires rise and fall. Built as a church in 537 CE and converted into a mosque in 1453, the monument's vast ...

For artist Caricia Janus, it’s been a turbulent couple of years. From losing her home and beloved friend Jessica McMillan in a house fire to recently losing all of her funds to a fake investment ...

Ravenna lies seventy miles south of Venice and five miles inland from the Adriatic. Julius Caesar marshalled his army there before crossing the Rubicon to march on Rome in 49 BCE. A few decades later, ...

In the current exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute in London, the blending of Roman and Byzantine art is represented in spectacular form by ‘faithful copies of the ancient mosaics of Ravenna’ ...