NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Giorgos Sachinis, director of strategy and innovation at Athens Water Supply and Sewage Company, about plans to revive an ancient aqueduct built by the Romans.

In watchmaking, progress is achieved through the fusion of the future and the past. True innovation goes beyond mere ...

There is a recurring pattern in human history, often overlooked in the drama of conquests and empires: the colonised, with ...

Think of an ancient empire and you’re probably picturing an iconic site like the Acropolis in Athens, or Rome's famous forum.

Most non-Jews would say Jerusalem was lost twice because the Babylonians and Romans destroyed it. Both empires and their armies were very big and very strong. No one else could defeat them at that ...

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From historical symbols to heat relief, these charming waterworks are enjoying a renaissance of sorts as cooling-off spots in ...

IN the Roman Empire, it was customary for an emperor to signal from above whether or not a gladiator deserved a second chance ...

In 1704, Isaac Newton sat down with pen and paper and tried to calculate the end of the world. He didn’t use a telescope or a ...

The largest cities in Europe bustle with vibrant energy and rich history, which have shaped their millions-strong populations over centuries.

The idea that America faces an inexorable, irreversible decline has become a form of conventional wisdom. Is this really true — or is it becoming so because of poor policy choices being made by its ...

“About half a million Jews visited the Western Wall over the week of Passover in 2025 but only 6,315 of them went further up to the Temple Mount,” said Kikar HaShabbat, an ultra-Orthodox news site, ...