Ancient Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, was responsible for creating five of the seven wonders of the ancient ...

In this episode of Kings and Generals’ Medieval History series, we explore why the Anglo-Saxons were repeatedly defeated by the Norse Vikings. From poor military coordination and political ...

On that cold, quiet morning of May 29, 1453, the jewel of the Eastern Roman Empire, girded by titanic Theodosian walls and the Bosphorus Strait, a bastion of Christianity in the East for more than a t ...

Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, is a Greek name, too, deriving from the Greek phrase "Is tin poli," meaning "to the city." ...

Archaeologists have excavated a medieval frontier garrison in Mongolia, suggesting some monumental walls on the Eurasian ...

Archaeologists have found the remains of a Roman fortress in northern Sinai. The discovery illuminates the Roman Empire’s ...

The scrolls in question, stored in a library in a Roman villa that is thought to have belonged to the father-in-law of Julius ...

Roman soldiers typically stayed at temporary camps for a few days or weeks before continuing marching. The Hoog Buurlo camp ...

It earned its title thanks to the 12 islands that make up Wrocław, each connected by bridges (there are 130 in total) and ...

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The New Yorkers had their wish finally granted, as the New York Knicks have made it to the Eastern Conference final ... A lot has changed in the world of sports in the last 25 years.

Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia extended for more than a thousand kilometres along the western, northern and eastern borders of the Roman province ... the Roman Empire’s ambition to dominate the ...