This map shows the borders of the Byzantine Empire under Justinian, about 1020, and about 1360.

Step back in time to the Byzantine Empire with the help of timelines, articles on Byzantine history and people, and book reviews. A gallery of high-quality photographs of Byzantine art and architecture is a must-see, as well as the...

This Fordham University site provides information and many images on Byzantine art, life, crafts, maps, and architecture. Includes links to other Byzantine sites as well.

This World Heritage website features Ravenna in Italy, which was the center of the Roman Empire at one point, and later of the Byzantine Empire in Italy. Presented on this website are eight Christian buildings, and their mosaics, from...

Click here for a list of maps & photos depicting the Theodosian walls, the Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia, and modern Istanbul. Site by Fordham University.

Read a brief overview of the reign of Justinian I, his decisions about reuniting the Roman Empire, and the beginning of the Byzantium Empire. Two maps show the Mediterranean world in 565 and 600.

A map of Italy in AD 650 showing the lands of the Lombards, lands of the Eastern Empire (the Greek Empire or Byzantine at Constantinople), the country of the Serbs and Croats, the country of the Avars, and the Kingdom of the Franks at...