The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.

The world is on the brink of nuclear annihilation. The Cold War between historically implacable foes America and the Soviet ...

While the “frivolous East” may have been happy to venerate men as though they were gods, the serious men of the Roman ...

The stereotype of the unmotivated official, which has fuelled Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s assault on government workers, has ...

Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it's the earliest ...

The collapse of the Soviet Union greatly reduced the West’s fear of another world war—a fear that had led Western leaders to tolerate Soviet spheres of influence in central and eastern Europe. Many ...

Newly excavated site in Ostia Antica, dating as early as the 3rd century CE, offers fresh insight and new enigmas about the ...

Behind Putin’s war—and any discussions about peace—is a two-century-old fiction about the two countries’ unity.

Analysis - Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, ...

The marbles in the Torlonia Collection have been inaccessible to the public for decades. Now, some of them will be exhibited ...

The Bank of Hindostan, General Bank of Bengal and Bengal Bank became the first banks in India to issue paper currency in the ...

In 41 BC, Cleopatra hosted a dinner to celebrate the Roman leader Mark Antony, who was a well-known party animal. Twelve ...