In 1942, a Syrian brown bear was adopted by Polish troops—and ended up marching into battle. This is the remarkable story of ...

On May 2, 80 years to the day of the German surrender, we finished our “peace trip” in the Italian Minister of Defense ...

Constantinople fell, and Emperor Constantine XI’s sacrifice marked the end of an era and a legacy of faith and defiance.

While anime in general tend to have pretty strange storylines, isekais especially often have such a reputation. And these are ...

It’s spring — it says so on the calendar, and apart from last week’s nor’easter,  spring means salad. Not church supper ...

Until very recently, reports of Israeli forces entering the Old City on June 7, 1967, stated that IDF chief rabbi Shlomo ...

As a (near) lifelong bureaucrat, I always have an interest in, and a certain fellow feeling with, past colleagues facing ...

Our History editor-in-chief Amy Briggs can explain. How often do the men in your life think about the Roman Empire? Maybe more than you think. They may not wear costumes, like these Catalan actors ...

Hollywood directors were given greater creative control over their projects, and a dark national mood – informed by things ...

A look at the curved oval iconic representation of Shiva Lingam placed on a globular base which is found in the Sanctum Sanctorum Garbhagraha of all Shiva temples has given rise to diverse explanation ...

It is an excellent example of a provincial Roman capital during the empire and in the years afterwards. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 De kolonie van Augusta Emerita – het ...