Landmarks including the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain scarred by ...

Archaeologists exploring the site of a planned 32-story office tower announced that they have unearthed the remains of a ...

A reopened New York institution, an enduring Los Angeles museum and much more bring us spring’s must-see exhibitions.

History of Jews and the Pig,” which just won a Jewish Book Award, explores every aspect of this non-relationship.

Suetonius’s biographies of the rulers of Rome, from Julius Caesar to the emperor Domitian, are rich in character and telling detail – as emerges with clarity from Tom Holland’s excellent new ...

Whether or not we believe that this literature has a place in the curriculum and however we believe the classics should be ...

Benalmadena is more than just sun, sea, and sangria – it’s got history by the bucketload. And if you fancy a peek into the past, Centro de la Historia is where it’s all happening. This museum spills ...

With the clear Biblical, Jewish precedence for both Hummus and Za`atar in ancient Israelite cuisine — vastly predating the ...

Although many researchers assume that birthday celebrations date back to the ancient Egyptians, the earliest textual evidence of a birthday party proves these annual events are much older.

This wonderful commemorative concert, marking the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death, will be hard to surpass ...

Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what ...