The roar of the arena crowd, the bustle of the Roman forum, the grand temples, the Roman army in red with glistening shields ...

Bodies, potentially decaying, were a more common sight in ancient Rome than now. Suetonius, writing in the first century CE, ...

If pasta is a perfect comfort food, stellar offerings at any of these five prove the options in Sydney are boundless.

Crowning Jerusalem’s sacred mount, the Dome of the Rock is a place of both prayer and protest. Extensive restoration and archaeological research are uncovering fresh clues to the shrine’s ...

From hummus to halloumi, these Mediterranean gems across the U.S. serve sunshine on a plate—bold, bright, and crave-worthy.

Thousands, like my olive-wood craftsman friend, have fled because they cannot withstand the persecution in the PA, and see no future for themselves or their children.

The War of 1812 is one of our forgotten wars, skimmed over in school lessons and rarely the subject of movies. To the British ...

How’s Sydney’s most beautiful open kitchen? Are the workbenches still covered in bitter greens with fun-to-say Italian names?

David Myers made a 1000-mile solo circuit of the Jordan river watershed. His journey took him through two deserts, three ...

Because of the attractive grain, the wood is used in Israel for the manufacture of small souvenirs. In biblical times, Solomon was instructed to build the doors of the Temple with olive wood (1 Kings ...

Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, along with a mixture of local traditions. Orthodox Easter ...

French pop historian Vincent Lemire's illustrated tome makes some loaded choices in depicting the Jewish parts of history.