TARASIOS (c. 730–806), patriarch of Constantinople from 784 to 806. Tarasios was born to a prominent family in Constantinople. His father, Georgios, had served as a judge and prefect (mayor) of the capital. Tarasios was excellently trained in...

Constantinople (Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις, Konstantinoúpolis, or Πόλις, Polis) was the capital of the Roman Empire (330–395), the Byzantine/East Roman Empire (395–1204 and 1261–1453), the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the...

A court Tuesday backed Turkey's long-held position that the Istanbul-based Orthodox Patriarch is only the head of the city's tiny Greek Orthodox community and not the spiritual leader of the world's 300 million Orthodox Christians.The decision has no influence on the status of Ecumenical Patriarch...

Today is Wednesday, March 28, the 87th day of 2007. There are 278 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 28, 1979, America's worst commercial nuclear accident occurred inside the Unit 2 reactor at the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pa.On this...

From Moscow to Washington, Rome to Jerusalem, Christians of the Orthodox and Western faiths celebrated Easter on Sunday, prayed for a better future and relished their ancient rituals.The alignment of the two faiths' Easter calendars, based on equinox and moon phases, occurs every few years,...

From Moscow to Washington, Rome to Jerusalem, Christians of the Orthodox and Western faiths celebrated Easter on Sunday, prayed for a better future and relished their ancient rituals.The alignment of the two faiths' Easter calendars, based on equinox and moon phases, occurs every few years,...

Explores the history of the city of Constantinople and describes how it became the center of the Eastern Roman Empire and was the world's greatest commercial center. Describes the life of a merchant in Constantinople.