Referred to as the Byzantine “Antikythera Mechanism”, the portable sundial-calendar on display at the London Science Museum is fifteen centuries old and is proof that the Byzantines excelled in arithmetic and astrology.
The ByzantineEmpire is mostly known for its achievements in art and architecture, but not many people know that the Byzantines also made remarkable contributions to medicine and science ... One of the ...
Theodora was also the subject of one of the most celebrated Byzantine women artworks, the mosaics of the San Vitale church in Ravenna, Italy... She was the only female Byzantine ruler to take the male title of emperor or basileus.