Bithynia: Did you mean...?

Monasticism, that is individuals devoting themselves to an ascetic life in a monastery for devotional purposes, was an ever-present feature of the Byzantine empire. Monasteries became powerful landowners and a voice to be listened to in imperial...

Multiple Fulbright Award-winning Duane Roller joins us to talk about his new book, Empire of the Black Sea. The first thorough analysis in English of the dynasty as a whole, Empire of the Black Sea chronicles each ruler of the Mithridatic...

This map illustrates the later travels of Emperor Hadrian between 128 and 134 CE, highlighting his continued commitment to strengthening Rome’s frontiers and unifying its diverse provinces. These journeys took him across the eastern Mediterranean...