As the cradle of democracy, rational philosophy and theater, Greece laid the foundations of Western thought. It influenced science, art and politics. Its thinkers shaped centuries of knowledge. Its ...

The discovery represents one of the most significant underwater archaeological finds in Central Asia, shedding light on the region's medieval past and the devastating natural forces that shaped its ...

Archaeologists have long suspected that climate can make or break a civilization, but the emerging picture of past ...

The waters of Lake Issyk-Kul have hidden an important Silk Road city ever since an earthquake shifted the region’s landscape.

Trinity College Dublin’s Old Library will close for restoration and construction in 2027. What does that mean for the ...

Roland Scheel, a Scandinavian scholar leading the research, explained that primary sources were written by Christian scholars well over a century after the Viking period ended. Apart from brief runic ...

Medieval Europe’s diverse regional cultures were balanced by a conscious attempt to create a unified view of the world that embraced religious and social ideals, Latin and vernacular literature, and ...

The Centro Storico (historic center) of Turin corresponds to the ancient Roman settlement established in the first century ...

All roads lead to Rome.' The Roman Empire built roads throughout its vast territory, from Europe to North Africa and the Middle East. An international research team has released a new dataset, 'Itiner ...

Human beings primarily travel to see what exists beyond their everyday surroundings. Some places are remarkable not because they are famous or dramatic but because they reflect a way of life, a ...

The dominant political ideology in India today is Hindu nationalism, a spectrum of thought that represents a “New India.” In ...