Researchers Discover Tyrian Purple, the Most Expensive Dye From 3600 Years Ago; 'Can Still Use It for Dying...' Archaeologists recently discovered what they believe to be evidence of an ancient ...

Leaving her eastern homeland, she made her way from Kyiv to the cathedral city of Reims, from the glittering, mosaic-encrusted Byzantine Commonwealth ... but the “purple testament of bleeding ...

Greece: A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered ...

And this led to a devastating trade war. The relationship between the Byzantine Empire and Venice had both its ups and downs, with the two engaging at some point in the most consequential trade war of ...

Purple foods get their color from natural compounds called anthocyanins, which help plants survive and offer many health benefits. You can find anthocyanins in dark-colored fruits, vegetables ...

Empress Theodora at the Hippodrome of Constantinople. Credit: Louis Hector Leroux, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Women played diverse and influential roles in the Byzantine Empire that extended far ...

First lady Jill Biden telegraphed political unity with her outfit for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday. Dressed in a Ralph Lauren coat, gloves and pumps in a vibrant shade of b ...