A compendium of lecture cruises, Pascal Alan Nazareth’s ‘Historical Perspectives’ studies the causes, consequences, and ...

Greek fire was the mysterious weapon used by the Byzantines to destroy enemies and prospective invaders, keeping the Empire strong.

A year-by-year "what if" filling in a century-long gap of Academy Awards recognition for noteworthy stunt artistry and design ...

Scientists have recreated the elusive Egyptian blue, a pigment used by ancient Egyptian artists for thousands of years.

The British model provides a striking contrast. Since the 1996 Treasure Act, British law has required that significant ...

The last days of dying empires are dominated by idiots. The Roman, Mayan, French, Habsburg, Ottoman, Romanoff, Iranian and ...

Cultures throughout history have come up with their own unique ways to track the days, months, and seasons.

Greece dismissed Turkey's criticism over a map presented as a gift to Patriarch Bartholomew, saying the gift was "purely ...

As the Roman Empire fell into serious decline in the 5th century, there were several attempts to restore Roman power amid the ...

The famous nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty" from grade school tells the story of a character of fragility who took the risk of ...

In the end, the head of the Post Office suffered an ironically feudal fate: Formerly a Commander of the Order of the British ...

Witness the entire story of the Roman Empire’s rise and fall through powerful visual charts. From conquests to collapse, the data tells it all in just minutes.