A medieval calendar from 813 reveals that scholars had identified a three-day discrepancy between the Julian calendar and the solar year.
Archaeologists from Bournemouth University believe they have identified a lost medieval farmstead in southern England, matching a site recorded on a 15th-century map.…
In fourteenth-century Burgundy, gallows were more than places of execution. They became powerful symbols in struggles over justice, territory and princely authority.
When it comes to the Crusader States, the Principality of Antioch is often overlooked. This book aims to correct that, offering an in-depth examination of its political history during the first six decades of its existence.
Archaeologists in China have uncovered colourful winged horses in a Tang Dynasty tomb, alongside Byzantine and Persian coins and other Silk Road finds.
Children digging at a residential complex in Vienna discovered a late medieval sword, now being studied and conserved by Austria’s Federal Monuments Office.
Medieval bishops needed soldiers, but maintaining them came at a cost. David Bachrach explores how monastic wealth was used to support military households.
Archaeologists in South Korea have recreated the funeral of a 10-year-old Silla princess as part of an experiment to rebuild her 1,550-year-old tomb.
A trepanned skull belonging to an exceptionally tall young man was found in an early medieval mass grave near Cambridge, England.
A powerful earthquake in 1303 triggered a devastating tsunami that struck Crete, Egypt and the Levant, leaving destruction across the medieval Mediterranean.
Discover 25 Greek proverbs about life, luck, work, wisdom and human nature, including sayings with roots in the Byzantine and medieval world.
In the early tenth century, a new Islamic movement emerged in North Africa and soon developed into a powerful empire. This book examines the rise and fall of the Fatimids, their expansion across the medieval world, and how their rule helped create a ‘Golden Age’ in Egypt.