Explore the disappearance of ancient powerful countries which were once powerful, mighty and stood strong in the annals of ...

The current crisis between Israel and Iran, as well as the involvement of the United States of America, has proved once more that in international power ...

First established in Poland in 1885, the “new convent” eventually found a home in Normandy in 1950 after a long wandering. Its history and profile attract many Russians abroad, who intend ...

Cyrus, known as king of kings or Shahenshah, is remembered particularly by Jewish and Christian scholars for his support for ...

The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership . rdquo; Chinua Achebe The Tarmac of Trials In times ...

When Odysseus encounters the Cyclops in Book 9 of Homer’s Odyssey, the giant’s first question is: “Who are you, strangers?

What happened after the Ottomans took Constantinople in 1453? In this new season of Kings and Generals’ Ottoman Empire documentary, we explore the transformation of the former Byzantine capital into ...

One of the Middle East’s most rewarding destinations, Jordan offers history, nature and adventure in equal measure – this ...

Discover more about the arts of the Byzantine Empire and its centre Constantinople (present day Istanbul). The Byzantines were famed for their craftsmen for over a thousand years, from the foundation ...

Join us at V&A South Kensington as we discover more about the arts of the Byzantine Empire and its centre Constantinople (present day Istanbul). The Byzantines were famed for their craftsmen for over ...

A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex ...

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