As he publishes the second book in his acclaimed Nero trilogy, master historical novelist Conn Iggulden on why we are drawn ...

What if the guiding narrative of 2,000 years of human history was a slow march toward the worship of money? A new book by ...

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Ancient Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, was responsible for creating five of the seven wonders of the ancient ...

An ancient DNA study co-authored by Brown archaeologist Peter van Dommelen illustrates the complexity of human migration and ...

Charles in chargeA bronze likeness of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, created in 1555. Under Charles V (who was also Charles I of Spain), Pizarro began to forge an empire for Spain in the Americas.

The ancient Dacians, ancestors of modern-day Romanians, were a remarkable civilization that flourished in the territory of ...

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 ...

It is this dizzying mix, the overlapping of histories and cultures, empires and atrocities, that makes the place so rich. If ...

The Prime Minister of Ethiopia Dr. Aby Ahmed issued a powerful call for a renewed global mission, urging the Church to assert ...

This Sunday is the feast of Pentecost, fifty days from Passover (hence the name), in the Jewish calendar the festival of ...

The inaugural UC Santa Cruz Celebrating The Humanities gathering at the Seymour Center made a powerful case for the relevance ...