I took his advice and that was my first taste of strategy games, a genre with a challenging amount of depth but one that’s also rewarding and addictive.I spent hundreds of hours on “Civilization” and ...

Greece dismissed Turkey's criticism over a map presented as a gift to Patriarch Bartholomew, saying the gift was "purely ...

The spa's new Moroccan and Turkish hammam treatments bring to Bangkok a pair of time-honoured journeys of relaxation and ...

In September 1670, Apache warriors launched a fierce attack on Las Humanas, the Pueblo settlement at Gran Quivira. They ...

In Xianyang, China, on the banks of the Weihe River, the remains of ancient homes have been unearthed for the first time in thousands of years.

Much of the Christian world, especially the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, have been roiled by reports that an Egyptian court has mandated that St. Catherine's Monastery be taken over by the ...

As the Roman Empire fell into serious decline in the 5th century, there were several attempts to restore Roman power amid the ...

A new exhibition is spotlighting the women who have long been sidelined in histories of the Roman Empire—from mothers and weavers to entrepreneurs and influential tavern owners ...

As a (near) lifelong bureaucrat, I always have an interest in, and a certain fellow feeling with, past colleagues facing ...

Our History editor-in-chief Amy Briggs can explain. How often do the men in your life think about the Roman Empire? Maybe more than you think. They may not wear costumes, like these Catalan actors ...

The evolution of a single gene from the bubonic plague microbe allowed it to survive for centuries — and to this very day ...

The 381 Council of Constantinople solidified Trinitarian doctrine, affirmed the Holy Spirit’s divinity, and reshaped the Nicene Creed, marking a turning point in early Christian theology.