This video explores the Byzantine Sasanian War of 602 to 628, a brutal and decisive conflict that nearly destroyed two great empires and reshaped the balance of power in the Middle East. It traces how ...

An ancient Christian monastic complex was recently uncovered in Egypt — shedding new light on monastic life in Upper Egypt during the Byzantine era. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

This week, the Kremlin hit a grim milestone in its ongoing war in Ukraine. On January 11, 2026, the conflict reached its 1,418th day, the same number of days the Soviet Union's Red Army fought against ...

A fresh reexamination of artifacts recovered from ancient Anglo-Saxon burials has revealed some startling information about ancient Britain’s involvement in far-off military adventures in the sixth ...

President Donald Trump came into office presenting himself as a peace president. "We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most ...

MOSCOW, Dec 2 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin warned European powers on Tuesday that if they started a war with Russia then Moscow was ready to fight and that the defeat of European powers would ...

“The fabric of what binds America together at this point is basically on its final thread,” one source tells WIRED. It’s impossible to look around and not wonder whether the US is teetering on the ...

Israeli archaeologists have announced the discovery of a hoard of rare Byzantine bronze coins from a site dating back to 614 AD. The coins were discovered during excavations for the widening of the ...

Monday’s release of the last 20 living Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees marks a pivotal moment in the war in Gaza , though it’s unclear whether it signals the end ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The obverse of a gold coin showing the portrait of Emperor Heraclius (610–613 CE). (photo credit: Dr. Michael Eisenberg, ...