Rome experienced some of its greatest economic and cultural dynamism under Nero's rule, and yet he's called everything from a ...

The largest recorded naumachia came some years later. This reenactment of battle between the “Rhodians” and “Sicilians” was ...

Ridley Scott's belated follow-up to his Oscar-winning epic is about to arrive in UK cinemas – here's a reminder of what ...

Abha Narain Lambah traces the histories of Shalimar and Nishat, Verinag and Achabal, and the magical Pari Mahal in ...

I am rather fond of my native land and her robust and quirky republican traditions, but Jesus did not preach democracy nor ...

The "remarkable" church, thought to be more than 1,600 years old, was found in an ancient city by a desert oasis.

The official reign name, which symbolises a new start, was coined by ... referring to his being a cousin of the 12th emperor. It would be some five centuries before the Latin concept of “Anno ...

Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After excavations and forensic analysis, the Vatican says they reached a conclusion, ...

A pair of rare Ming Dynasty fish jars dating from the 16th century have sold for £9.6 million ($12.5 million) at auction, ...

VIJAYAWADA: A 15th century Telugu inscription was found dumped in a drain at Maruturu in Bapatla district. Archeologist and ...

The lone penguin was first spotted by surfer Aaron Fowler, per the Australian newspaper Albany Advertiser. "We had a look [at ...

Black smoke billows from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel on March 13, 2013, indicating that the College of ...