Michael III, the "Alcoholic" Byzantine Emperor, ruled surprisingly well despite his controversial behavior and personal ...

The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire and even of the Roman Republic. Its political ideology was fundamentally secular and grounded in the ancient Roman republican belief ...

The Byzantine Empire is known for many things, however, not many people know the unusual life journeys of some of its emperors, like Basil I.

The wealth of the nation was due to trade and to its military strength. At the same time, western Roman cities began to crumble while Constantinople remained stable. How did the Byzantine Empire ...