The church of Panagia Kera on Crete contains the finest-preserved Byzantine frescoes on the Greek island, and it is one of the most culturally and historically significant churches. Located near the ...
After the fall of Rome in AD 476, the Eastern Roman Empire, also called the Byzantine Empire, continued to endure. It managed to weather foreign threats, internal divisions, and the natural entropy ...
History buffs heading to Greece are mostly drawn to the country’s wealth of classical temples and amphitheatres. But now the culture ministry has opened a stunning, restored palace from the Byzantine ...