Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered a 1,500-year-old skeleton of a woman who was buried while still wearing iron ...

The social position of Byzantine women is not easy to assess considering the vast reach of the empire and the many cultures it encompassed.

Anicia Juliana was a Byzantine woman who managed to conquer the fields of architecture, using her massive wealth and noble lineage.

Not far from Jerusalem, archaeologists have discovered the fifth-century burial of a person wrapped in heavy metal chains.

The knights of the West knew only one occupation, and one entertainment—hunting and war—while Byzantine life was multi-faceted and refined. “Amidst this elegant society, at that court with its ...

The Byzantine “monk” buried in chains near Jerusalem was a ... While cases are known of noblewomen who founded monasteries and participated in religious life, identifying a woman who took her devotion ...

Researchers found the remains of the ascetic individual bound in chains. Small metal plates and a tiny cross were found near the abdomen of the skeleton.

But the Byzantine-era grave held another surprise ... Rather, the chains were used by the person during life to limit mobility as a part of a religious ascetic lifestyle. Initially, the Israel ...