One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

There have been twelve Greek Popes in the history of the papacy, with Saint Peter considered to be the first Catholic leader.

Its second iteration was inaugurated in 415 CE by the emperor Theodosius II, but was burned down again in 532 CE. The third church, today’s Hagia Sophia, was built by Justinian I, an ambitious ...

He chose to address poverty, he pursued reconciliation in the church, and he believed in inclusion and compassion. He ...

Turkey has embarked on a restoration project aimed at preserving the Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's landmarks. The Turkish ...

"Justinian dreamed of an entirely new kind of ... effect on the Ottomans after they conquered the city and Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror, declared that it should not be harmed.

This book is a deeply scholarly and ambitious work that sheds new light on the Talmud Yerushalmi and its place within the ...