Byzantine emperors therefore lived in ... The one exception in the empire’s thousand years was the Nika revolt of 532, when Justinian the Great, at the urging of Empress Theodora, sent soldiers ...

Meet Belisarius, the legendary general known as "The Emperor’s Sword." Discover how his loyalty to Emperor Justinian and his ...

Women played diverse and influential roles in the Byzantine Empire that extended far beyond the domestic affairs of each family.

Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora were the 6th Century golden couple of the Byzantine Empire. Think Jay-Z and Beyonce - but with a lot more chariots. Script and narration by Emma Nagouse ...

A mosaic depicting the Byzantine emperor Justinian I (left ... The pan-Mediterranean empire Justinian forged gradually disintegrated after his death in 565, and the economic connections that ...

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have unearthed five gold coins dating to the time of the emperor Justinian ... the reign of Justinian the Great, whose rule saw the Byzantine Empire reach its greatest ...

She was the daughter of a bear trainer and made a living as an actress and (very likely) a sex worker before catching the eye of the soon-to-be Emperor Justinian I of the Byzantine Empire.

A Byzantine military manual referred to Britons as being good fighters in woodland, and there is evidence that then-Emperor Justinian was ... fought for the Byzantium Empire (Getty Images) Dr ...

The contribution of what is now Serbia to the Roman Empire was huge ... of Serbia were born 17 Roman emperors, or 18 if you count the Byzantine emperor Justinian. Most of them came from military ...