With captivating histories and artistic splendours, some of these incredible places of worship have also become key tourist attractions.

Today, the only signs of human habitation are the road itself, high-tension wires strung alongside it, and the Egyptian checkpoints, manned by peacekeeping-force soldiers. From time to time ...

European travelers to the Byzantine capital in the 12th century described palaces adorned with jewels ... where Byzantine crowds gathered and cheered the brave charioteers and later Ottoman soldiers ...

Its strategic position in the Eastern Mediterranean—between the Byzantine heartlands and the rising Islamic ... seeking maritime and military leverage in the region. By the late 12th century, the ...

A 12TH-CENTURY Greek lectionary that was donated to a village ... Sydney Barnsley, to design a church in the Byzantine style. It is dedicated to the Wisdom of God, and is described in Sir Simon ...

Arlington, Virginia — On a cold day earlier this month at Arlington National Cemetery, 102-year-old Deborah Eiferman rose from her wheelchair and addressed the crowd. "It's an overwhelming ...

Thousands have been watching a sport that dates back to the 12th century in one of Kent's oldest villages. The game of 'real football' is a cross between rugby and football but with very few rules.

""Templars" chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Knights Templar, an order of warrior-monks founded in the early 12th century to protect Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land," SABATON ...

The books belong to a French monastery from the 12th century. (Matthew Collins) New research from the University of Cambridge sheds light on the use of seal products across Europe during the ...