The bronze altar is massive and looks rooted to the spot, yet its curved sides evoke a pair of uplifted arms. The hope is that it will speak not only to the faithful but also to the larger number ...

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Ottoman sultans struck friendships with European powers, at times even fought alongside them. And not all Sultans were pious teetotallers. Since 2016, ‘Erdogan’s Empire’ has relied on the good graces ...

Nestled in the heart of Sarajevo, the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina houses one of the most extraordinary ...

Beyond the palaces, an ensemble sings about the workers who built a city on water – and the newcomers who sustain it.

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The Roman, Mayan, French, Habsburg, Ottoman, Romanoff ... the focus of my book “Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle.” The only thing these dying regimes ...

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“History keeps getting bigger all the time,” Steve Henrikson, curator of collections, began his presentation on the 125-year history of Alaska State Libraries, Archives and Museums. This is ...

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Their arms were crossed. The careful burial indicates they were not dumped into a mass grave, Gary said. Those who died in the battle were almost immediately placed in trenches and later ...