Medieval Bengal’s links to the Straits world, a narrow stretch of water connecting to Southeast Asia and beyond, are overlooked. This world saw not only ocean-going vessels, but also coastal and ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over his inaugural Mass on Sunday. Years ago, it would have included a solemn moment when the pontiff ...

By analyzing ancient and modern DNA, scientists are uncovering the genetic origins of the Greek people, shaped over millennia ...

Babylon It was the name of an ancient city of Mesopotamia of the region dominated by it. He flourished on the banks of the ...

Roman Grand Strategy Under Tiberius (Bokförlaget Stolpe, 2024) In AD 9, three Roman legions suffered a massacre in a ...

Re “City Hall considers abandoning plan to replace Rikers with borough jails” (May 3): Mayor Adams’ purported attempt to ...

Encroached cemeteries and neglected synagogues mark the fading footprint of Kerala’s centuries-old Jewish legacy. When Abraham Josephai returned to his birthplace of Kochi in 1985 after 13 years in ...

On May 7, cardinals will begin the process of electing the next pontiff, but the method itself dates back centuries ...

No two tools in the 2,000-year-old kit were the same, indicating the owner was skilled in precise stonework, according to the study.

Exports of Greek alcoholic drinks to foreign markets continue to rise despite a decline in the European Union's alcoholic ...

Recounting the tale of the Spanish conquest, Aztec Rhapsodies tells of heroism, triumph and tragedy in epic verse.

The erasure of Somali history began with the downfall of Islamic powers and the triumph of Christianity following the end of ...