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A boy emerges from a pit after exploring 1,500-year-old Byzantine tombs uncovered during reconstruction in war-damaged Maarat al-Numan, Idlib, Syria, on 30 May 2025.
Nearly 40 years after it was discovered near the Gaza Strip, a 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaic is on display to the public in Israel.
One of the many lost cities is a place called Tharais, which dates all the way back to the Byzantine Empire. And researchers might have just found it. Starting in 2021, ...
KHIRBAT BE’ER SHEMA, ISRAEL—One of the most spectacular Byzantine mosaics ever discovered in Israel was finally revealed to the public for the first time, according to a statement released by ...
A team of archaeologists has successfully identified the location of the ancient city of Tharais, a Byzantine site represented in the famous Madaba Map Mosaic.. The discovery, made in the northwest of ...
A 1,600-year-old Byzantine mosaic from a Christian monastery in Israel, featuring 55 medallions with hunting scenes and mythological characters, was recently put on public display.
Byzantine men’s shoes of partially gilded leather, 6th century. Credit: Walters Art Museum/Public Domain Istanbul excavations reveal gems from Byzantine Empire. The excavations have identified the ...
And adding to that list is groove metal legends, Byzantine, with their brand-new single “The Unobtainable Sleep.” The track was produced by Peter Wichers (Soilwork, All That Remains, Nevermore) and is ...
He chose normal black shoes with an orthopedic sole — a far cry from the Byzantine era, when pilgrims customarily kissed a decorative cross embroidered on the papal shoe, and from the era of ...