The Byzantine Empire has marked world history in many significant ways, contributing ingenious inventions still in use to ...

A well-kept secret of the Acropolis is a cave hiding an ancient Asclepius temple with a spring of holy water, as later Christians believed.

Medieval III ushers in the long-awaited return to the franchise’s historical roots, both a tribute to its legendary predecessors and a bold revolution for the series.

Archaeologists working in the historic Turkish city of İznik have revealed a stunning third-century fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd"—the only known example of this iconic Christian motif ...

Straddling the Rhine River and offering a glorious blend of Swiss, German and French culture, this city satisfies history ...

Archaeologists uncover a Roman stadium hidden for 1,800 years in Syedra, a modern structure that changes what you knew about ...

I’ll bring Champagne. Just bring your passport.” I’ve never had to show my ID to attend a dinner party before, but they do things differently in Nicosia. And this was no ordinary invitation: after a ...

Users point out the home decor styles used by Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein cross over quite a bit, especially in their ...

Users point out the home decor styles used by Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein cross over quite a bit, especially in their love of gold ...

The Arabic text along the Virgin Mary’s dress “runs so counter to our clash-of-civilizations mindset about Christianity and ...

The Minneapolis Institute of Art highlights work from 12th- and 13th-century Angkor—the heart of the Khmer empire—and beyond ...

Two exhibitions on view in New York delve into artists' long-standing fascination with the unknown, and what it says about our current moment.