Proxy wars, a phenomenon where ex­ternal powers support opposing sides in a conflict in order to influence the outcome of the conflict and advance their own strategic interests, have become a defining ...

Venice is a city whose history conjures up many images, memories and feelings—but how many of us think of Greece when we talk ...

There is truth in his claim that Ukraine and Russia are close kin, as the following maps demonstrate.What is nonsense is the ...

The emergence of Timur, often known as Tamerlane, represented the last major nomadic empire that stretched across much of ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Third episode, tonight on TV, Monday, April 28, in prime time on Rai1, with Rai Cultura and 'Ulisse, il piacere della ...

Geological evidence off the coast of Iceland suggests climate change as a key factor in the decline of the Roman Empire.

While this is a tragedy, it is also the new reality. And just like that, the age of American empire, the great Pax Americana, ended. Share We cannot overstate what has just happened. It took just 71 ...

The People’s Republic of China has reportedly developed a new weapon of mass destruction, one that employs hydrogen fuel, yet isn’t nuclear.

Imagine being a Byzantine Emperor and all of a sudden, deciding to abandon everything and become a monk in a monastery.

Abuna Yemata Guh, a remote and ancient church in a very difficult to access location The Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Crown ...

Hoosiers may find that galaktoboureko bears an unmistakable resemblance to Indiana’s iconic sugar cream pie. Both confections ...