In 249, legends say the woman who later became St. Appolonia, the patron saint of dentistry, was tortured and killed for being a Christian. Her tormentors broke her teeth with iron points and ...

The Albanian case is very similar to the problems that the Croat 19 th century nationalists faced with the acute lack of relevant ingredients for forging the nation, what they needed: land, people, ...

Homer's Epics, Iliad and Odyssey, brought the ideas of Greek civilization to the world, serving as the foundation of Western literature.

The world capital of sherry and flamenco is also a tranquil alternative to Seville, just over an hour’s drive north. The city ...

Not all borrowing is the same. From public domain illustrations on book covers to AI’s data hoarding, who really owns culture ...

By 1600 b.c., less than one in 20 bones found at sites in the Levant typically come from pigs, and most of those appear to be ...

In April 2020, a sinkhole formed in front of the historic Pantheon in Rome, Italy. While the sinkhole itself was … Continue ...

The Byzantine Empire was one of the first societies to offer its citizens some form of what we now call universal healthcare.

Gharandal was a significant site during the Byzantine and early Islam period and pottery was assembled from the site during ...

But the most significant discovery lies in the margins, where handwritten notes from the 14th century provide firsthand accounts of events during the Byzantine Empire. One note, written in the early ...

Remains of a civic basilica give archaeologists clues to what the original layout of Roman London looked like.

The Empire State Building social media account made its feelings clear about being forced to light up in midnight green to recognize the Eagles' accomplishment. It’s a tradition that happens ...