Americans of the revolutionary generation did not think of themselves as direct heirs to Western civilization, a term that wouldn't come into vogue until the 20th century. If anything, they ...

The Battle of Pistoria (62 BC) marked the climax of the Catilinarian Conspiracy, an uprising that threatened the Roman Republic’s stability. With Rome in turmoil, Lucius Sergius Catilina, a disgraced ...

A new exhibition in Rome is celebrating one of the most important patron-artist relationships in European history, one that ...

The same travertine quarries near Rome that built St. Peter’s Basilica and the Colosseum are still being dug out today, ...

The Last of Us” star Bella Ramsay, twinned in Maya with “Back to Life” writer-star Daisy Haggard making her directorial debut, Bond pic star Gemma Arterton, “I Will Des ...

In 565 AD, Constantinople stood at the peak of its power. With nearly half a million inhabitants, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was the largest and most magnificent city of its age. Entering ...

Historian John Stow claimed that Henry VIII had around 70,000 people executed (although this is believed to be an exaggerated number), but it was near the thousands, including the execution of 67-year ...

Fruit is packed with vitamins, antioxidants, and general healthy goodness, but some of nature's creations contain more sugar than others.

Fish, grains, meat, and vegetables, but also figs, hazelnuts, bread, and other healthy foods. Through the analysis of some skeletons from the Herculaneum Archaeological Park some time ago, it ...

"On Far Cry, anticipation is high, and we currently have two very promising projects in development," Guillemot said, without ...

The Last of Us” star Bella Ramsey, twinned in Maya with “Back to Life” writer-star Daisy Haggard making her directorial debut, Bond pic star Gemma Arterton, “I Will Destroy You’s” Paapa Essiedu and ...

The history of engagement rings extends almost as far back as the history of rings themselves — and there is a Catholic ...