In 1191, the Third Crusade was in full force. Saladin (Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn), the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, had recaptured Jerusalem in 1187, sparking a massive Christian response led by kings like Richard ...

The decisive statement in this argument against violent conversion is this: not to act in accordance with reason is contrary to God's nature. The editor, Theodore Khoury, observes: For the emperor, as ...

Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975, Kings and rulers -- Biography, Rois et souverains -- Biographies, Kings and rulers, Ethiopia -- History -- 1889-1974, Éthiopie -- Histoire -- ...

Access to this vast complex of grand palaces, abundant gardens, and sacred pavilions was off limits to most of imperial China's people, who could only imagine the grandeur beyond the gates.

The Madaba Mosaic Map is perhaps the most famous geographical masterpiece of the ancient Near East. Believed to have been built during Emperor Justinian’s reign (527-565 A.D.), the tile art ...

Reconstruction of Byzantine Constantinople. Credit: Akcel1406 / Wikimedia Commons As its name indicates, Constantinople was built by Emperor Constantine the Great in the 4th century AD to make it the ...

Constructed between 548 and 565 in the south-central Sinai Peninsula, by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, it has been designated as a UNESCO-protected site. A legal case initiated more than a decade ...

The ancient city of Tharais, once marked on the Madaba Map, has been found near El-‘Iraq, Jordan. Credit: onthego tours / CC BY-NC 2.0 An ancient city from the Byzantine era, once thought lost to time ...

Constructed between 548 and 565 AD by order of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, St. Catherine’s Monastery is one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited monasteries. The monastery holds profound ...

Cairo (AsiaNews) – Egyptian authorities plan to close the Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai, the world’s oldest functioning structure of its kind, and seize all the assets attached ...

A 1,600-year-old Byzantine mosaic from a Christian monastery in Israel, featuring 55 medallions with hunting scenes and mythological characters, was recently put on public display.

The Egyptian presidency has reaffirmed its full commitment to preserving the unique and sacred religious status of St. Catherine’s Monastery in South Sinai, ensuring this status remains untouched. In ...