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The Byzantine Empire, often overshadowed by its predecessor, the Roman Empire, and its successor, the Ottoman Empire, was a remarkable civilization that

COMMENTARY: It’s important to recognize and acknowledge the inevitability of bias in historical narratives and learn to see through it.

In a recent article, we considered the claims of Brittney Cooper, a professor at Rutgers University. She believes that all “white people,” whom she also refers to as “motherf***ers&#...

Nine-hundred and twenty-five years ago today, on June 3, 1098, a dramatic Christian victory over Islamic oppression took place: the liberation of the ancient Christian city of Antioch....

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The ‘just war’ tradition of the West and the ‘necessary war’ tradition of the East are colliding in Ukraine.

The Battle of Nicaea, the first (telling) encounter between Crusaders and Turks. Thu May 20, 2021 Raymond Ibrahim is a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. Today in history, May 20, 1097, witnessed the first battle between Western Crusaders and Muslim Turks: the siege of Nicaea. Context: In the years following the decisive Battle of Manzikert (1071), which saw the Seljuk Turks defeat the Eastern Roman Empire and conquer that ancient bastion of Christianity, Anat...

13th century rendering of the Siege of Nicaea. Image from Wikipedia. Today in history, May 14, 1097, witnessed the very first clash between Western Crusaders and Muslim Turks: the siege of Nicaea. Context: In the years following the decisive Battle of Manzikert (1071), which saw the Seljuk Turks defeat the Eastern Roman Empire and conquer that ancient bastion of Christianity, Anatolia (modern day Turkey), mindboggling atrocities were committed.  Whether an anonymous Georgian chronicler tells o...