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...

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...

Historian and Professor David Potter (University of Michigan) discusses his latest book Master of Rome: A Life of Julius Caesar (published August 2025). He explores the mysteries of Caesar's...