The Byzantine Empire's territory and influence has greatly weakened by this point. 1453 The Byzantine Empire comes to an end as Constantinople is captured by an Ottoman army.

The textbooks say the Byzantine Empire was a theocratic autocracy uniting church and state under an all-powerful emperor believed by the Byzantines to be God’s viceroy and vicar. Nonsense, says ...

In Greek Orthodox Christianity, which was the official religion of the Byzantine Empire that lasted from 312 to 1453 A.D., some factions were against sacred images and some in favor of them.

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient Byzantine mosaic in Dara, revealing the Greek-influenced city's military and religious ...

The Byzantine Empire, which lasted for over a millennium, is one of history's most fascinating empires, not just for its longevity, but for its territorial evolution. Originating from the Eastern ...

The Byzantine Empire (or, more accurately, the medieval Roman Empire) controlled the eastern Mediterranean from 330 to 1453 C.E. with its capital in Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul.