Greek Reporter6d
The Remarkable Women of the Byzantine Empire
The social position of Byzantine women is not easy to assess considering the vast reach of the empire and the many cultures it encompassed.
The Jordan Times on MSN10d
Pottery trade network in late Roman, Byzantine periods
Cities like Gadara (Umm Qais) and Gerasa (Jerash) were part of the pottery trade/production network in the Late Roman and Byzantine periods.Four types of fine pottery could be assigned: The Phocaean ...
The nun who lived in chains: First-ever evidence of extreme asceticism found near Jerusalem
Asceticism is the practice of denial of physical or psychological desires in order to attain a spiritual ideal or goal, often ...
The nun who tormented herself to death: Archaeologists uncover first female Christian figure believed to have bound herself in chains for eternal torture
The Antiquities Authority said that the discovery 'raised new questions' about how women of the time lived, potentially ...
Christian Today3d
1,500 year old 'Nun of the Rings' found in Israel
Archaeologists in Israel have discovered the remains of a nun who practised an extreme form of asceticism. Dubbed “The Nun of ...
Neos Kosmos5d
Kolyvas family reunion brings together over 100 members in Melbourne
More than 100 members of the Kolyvas family, one of the largest Greek families in Australia, recently gathered for a ...
Jewish Press5d
World’s First Archaeological Evidence of Nuns’ Asceticism Discovered in Jerusalem
The research (Sexing remains of a Byzantine ascetic burial using enamel ... spreading through Asia Minor and Europe, and eventually reaching Jerusalem and Egypt. Excavation Directors Zubair ...
Opinion
Nigel Biggar: British Empire unfairly maligned
Nigel Biggar, CBE, is Lord Biggar of Castle Douglas and author of the bestselling Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning (2024). He will be speaking at Yorkminster Park Church, Toronto as the guest of the ...