The story of Constantinople is a fascinating one that dates back millennia to when this mega-city was a small Greek town ...

As Constantinople seethed under crusader pressure, Alexius IV tried to buy time with promises he could not keep, igniting resentment, riots, and a devastating urban fire. When Alexius V seized power ...

The conquest of Constantinople did not end the Fourth Crusade, it began a chaotic experiment in occupation that collapsed under revolt, poverty, and religious resistance. Follow the messy power ...

After almost seven decades of isolation, the Macedonian Orthodox Church is no longer in schism with the rest of the Orthodox World, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has decided.

(RNS) — In September Patriarch Bartholomew I, the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, will travel from Istanbul to the United States to collect his Templeton Prize. In his 34 years on the throne ...

The life of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius (610–641), his military triumphs, reforms, and the establishment of Greek as the official language.

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The city of wonders -- Founding fathers -- Defence -- Palaces and power -- Churches and monasteries -- 'Two thirds of the wealth of this world' -- Democracy -- The beginning of the end -- The ruin of ...