The Greeks of Cappadocia, in central-eastern Anatolia, created their own flourishing culture in ancient times that thrived ...

Michael III, the "Alcoholic" Byzantine Emperor, ruled surprisingly well despite his controversial behavior and personal ...

and other institutions have discovered that radical inequality existed in burial practices among teenagers in Early Bronze Age Anatolia, predating the development of social hierarchies in the ...

"What are the 100 best movies of all time?" It's a hell of a question to ask, and an even harder one to answer — even for the team here at Empire, the world's biggest and best-loved movie magazine.

Rudolf II’s court, a passionate collector of exotic objects, may have acquired the spice through merchants operating between Spain, Italy, and the territories of the Holy Roman Empire. Another ...

Rock art is one of the most fascinating legacies of prehistoric societies. In caves in France and Spain, paintings up to 40,000 years old have been discovered, many of them in hard-to-reach areas and ...

Even watching this in Turkish without subtitles, it is still surprisingly enjoyable, if a little difficult to follow. The storyline, as best as I could figure, concerns a woman who becomes Sultana ...