A recent archaeological study has questioned one of the most widely accepted theories about the hillforts of the Samnites, an ...

Kern says that there was a time when discussions of classical studies in the West revolved largely around ancient Greece and Rome, but that studies of the ancient world now increasingly involve dozens ...

Anyone who is baffled by mathematics beyond the multiplication tables can imagine with awe the Brobdingnagian mental efforts involved in inventing a clerkproof, 5,500-part machine that ...

The ancient Greek polis, or city-state, was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles of ...

The Etruscan necropolis of Sasso Pinzuto, located near Tuscania in the Italian region of Lazio, has been the subject of a new ...

The miniature train was built for famed engineer Matthew Murray in 1811 to replicate the revolutionary mechanics of its ...

The novel 'Shogun' has inspired not one but two award-winning series…but the real-life history behind these works of art is ...

Dalrymple on the cultural and economic heft of ancient India, a Chinese ruler sold on an Indian faith, and why he uses Indian and Indic interchan ...

New food inventions and innovations are made all the time, but the roots of your favorite sauces stretch back farther than ...

Malik Nadeem Abid in March 2024 baselessly said an Israeli pier was “built on the dead bodies of innocent Palestinians.” ...

So Sweet RING donuts, with their iconic shape and delightful taste, have a rich history that spans centuries and continents.

New research shows that the printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg, helped spread conspiracies that fueled the Salem ...