John Skylitzes' extraordinary Middle Byzantine chronicle covers the reigns of the Byzantine emper...

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historica...

In the early part of the fourth century, a few Christians, mostly men and some women, began to wi...

Born in Galatia in the 360s, Palladius enrolled as a monk on the Mount of Olives in his early twe...

The Tales and Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum) are a key source of evidence f...

The Tales and Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum) are a key source of evidence f...

John Skylitzes' extraordinary Middle Byzantine chronicle covers the reigns of the Byzantine emper...

Most of the Tales and Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegms) have survived in Greek and most...

Christian monasticism emerged in the Egyptian deserts in the fourth century AD. This introduction...

Christian monasticism emerged in the Egyptian deserts in the fourth century AD. This introduction...

Don't cross The Neck.As the right-hand man to 'The Guv nor' himself, Lenny McLean, John 'The Neck...

The Tales and Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum) are a key source of evidence f...