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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

12th Century Shrine, An Ancient Label: Row Erupts Over 'Jagannath Dham' Tag At the core of the dispute is the West Bengal government's reference to the temple as "Jagannath Dham," a term ...

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 ...

Otherwise, maybe through the church ties. Because there was one text in the 13th century that mentions the fact that in Rome, they had too many seal skins and didn't know what to do with it." ...

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 ...

The development of civilisation was not, in fact, a story of steady progress. The magnificent palace culture of the Mycenaeans collapsed in the 12th century BC and was followed by what is ...