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Avars: The Steppe Warriors Who Nearly Toppled the Byzantine Empire

Greek Reporter 19 Mar 2026
The Avars became a massive headache for the Byzantine Greeks—and for good reasons ... Imagine being in Constantinople in the summer of 626 AD, when an Avar army is camped outside the Byzantine city’s walls.
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1,400-Year-Old Byzantine Church with Stunning Mosaics Discovered in Israel’s Negev Desert

Greek Reporter 18 Mar 2026
Credit ... Deep in Nitzana National Park in Israel’s Negev Desert, archaeologists from Ben-Gurion University (BGU) have uncovered a stunning piece of Byzantine history ... In the Byzantine era, Nitzana was far from a quiet desert outpost ... Credit ... Related.
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'Wealthy religous center': Mosaics, ancient Byzantine church discovered at Nitzana National Park

The Jerusalem Post 17 Mar 2026
Dated to the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods (fifth to seventh century CE), the church is the sixth to be discovered at the site ....
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Discover the Byzantine World – Virtual Open Day

CyprusMail 16 Mar 2026
Thinking of pursuing graduate studies in Byzantine history and culture? Join us for a Virtual Open Day to learn more about the MA in Byzantine Studies and the Latin East at the University of Cyprus.
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Did the Ancient Greeks Use Forks?

Greek Reporter 15 Mar 2026
Byzantine princess introduces the fork. When the Macedonian dynasty (867–1056), founded by Basil I, came to the throne of the Byzantine Empire, a new golden age began.
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Was Spain the true heir to the Byzantine Empire? The story of a lost imperial claim

The Times of India 06 Mar 2026
The modern Spanish monarchy is sometimes described in historical circles as holding a theoretical dynastic claim to the Byzantine imperial title, the final continuation of the ancient Roman Empire in the East.
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Mani: The Last Worshipers of the Ancient Gods in Byzantine Greece

Greek Reporter 03 Mar 2026
The wild landscape of Mani, long regarded as the last bastion of pagan Greece within the Byzantine Empire ... Despite prolonged resistance, Byzantine sources report that Mani’s conversion eventually took place—and not peacefully.
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Appian of Alexandria: The Greek Historian Who Explained Rome’s Empire

Roman Empire Times 28 Feb 2026
In the second century CE, long after the Roman Republic had vanished, a Greek official from Alexandria undertook an ambitious task ... Historia Romana ... Credits. Dierker, CC BY-SA 3.0 ... Fragments of other sections survive in later Byzantine compilations ... and.
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The Byzantine Churches of Athens (PHOTOS)

Greek City Times 27 Feb 2026
Athens boasts numerous significant Byzantine churches, mostly ...
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Word of the Day: Byzantine

The Times of India 26 Feb 2026
Byzantine is a long, historically rooted and dramatically ...
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