Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

Explore the disappearance of ancient powerful countries which were once powerful, mighty and stood strong in the annals of ...

The archipelago may not hold major strategic weight in the Indo-Pacific, but it offers a fascinating case study of ...

Women have been playing tackle football for decades, mostly under the radar. Two leagues have raised their profile enough to ...

Cyprus is an EU island nation in the Mediterranean. Discover its ancient history, unique culture, and status as a high-income ...

As empires crumbled and made way for nation-states, the tone of the military parade has endured. The rise of nationalism in Europe in the 19th century converted military parades into national symbols ...

AUXERRE, FRANCE—During excavation of a gravel pit on the shores of the Yonne River in 1966, workers uncovered the foundations of a Roman villa just south of the Roman town of Autessiodurum ...

DS Automobiles has unveiled a new car for the President of the French Republic. It’s a one-off DS N°8, which is armored and features a host of special touches. The interior is the star of the ...

They’re going tit for tat. The state flag of Virginia has been banned in a Texas school district over the depiction of a Roman goddess with an exposed bare boob, according to a report.

The ultimate lesson of the Roman Republic’s fate is that once you’ve allowed one man to rule as a monarch, even if you pretend he doesn’t, you are past the point of no return.

Like the American one, the Roman Republic was founded on the rejection of a king. Rome had a representative government that, though flawed, was based on the rule of law, with freedom of speech and ...