Was Ithaca truly Odysseus’ home? New discoveries have revived debate on the Homeric hero due to rich archaeological and ...

Florence seems to be on everyone's bucket list these days, and can you blame them? With its soaring dome signed off by ...

The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the spectacularly ...

Pope Leo XIV kicked off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy Tuesday by encouraging seminarians to be joyful and honest, ...

While modern soldiers may not adopt the testudo formation as the legions of old did, many Roman innovations did lead to ...

In Sicily, sightseeing is always more than 'just' sightseeing. The combination of history, a balmy climate and a vibrant ...

Read on to find out more about 21 of the world’s most beautiful castles, fortified homes that are both a feast for the eyes ...

Founded in the waning years of the Viking Age, Kalmar Castle traces its roots to a 12th-century defensive tower ... tracing its roots to the 5th century BC when Greeks colonized the region. From Roman ...

We have heard the saying “Rome was not built in a day”, but have you ever wondered when was the city actually built? According to tradition, it was founded by Romulus and Remus, twin sons of the god ...

In the early 12th century BC, groups probably originating in the Aegean established trading posts on the coastal plaine. They were known in historiography as "Sea people" and information on their ...

After a century-long wait, an excavation has finally revealed the only ancient theatre on Greece's Ionian Islands. Ancient Lefkada’s theatre was first discovered in 1901, but it took until now ...

American historian Eric H. Cline argues that several modern factors are pushing us closer to a collapse of civilization similar to the one that occurred in the 12th century BC, which led to the ...