The Roman Empire's enduring legacy has profoundly impacted modern politics, architecture, law, and culture. Yet, its origins ...

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

An rare discovery in northern Luxembourg has given historians a fresh glimpse into the final years of the Western Roman ...

The Byzantine Empire maintained an intriguing relationship with ancient China, thus sending ambassadors there.

an infamous ruler considered illegitimate by the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire. Eugenius controlled the Western Roman Empire from 392 to 394, but he was never considered ...