The pope’s embrace of literature and history is a sharp contrast to some of his predecessors, a medievalist explains.

Now after years of painstaking collaborative work with the university’s Cultural Heritage Imaging Laboratory (CHIL), ...

From his mountainside studio in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, Guy Laramée creates otherworldly sculptures that mirror nearby peaks.

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

It was first thought to be a 14th century story about Sir Gawain but further examination revealed it to be part of the Old ...

Born about 600 BCE in what is now southwestern Iran, Cyrus “the Great” is considered the founder of the Persian Achaemenid empire. He is remembered as “the Great” to distinguish him from his ...

In a discussion hosted by 'New Yorker' writer Alexandra Schwartz at New York’s 92nd Street Y on March 27, authors Jennifer ...

Cambridge University researchers found a manuscript with rare Arthurian tales bound into a ledger more than 400 years old and ...

Built as Byzantium, and then renamed Constantinople, Istanbul officially received its present name on this day in 1930.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

Dr Nikos Linardakis brings Laskarina Bouboulina to life in his debut novel, unravelling the triumphs, betrayals, and legacy of Greece's fearless naval commander ...

With two upcoming sold-out shows at The Orange Peel, the genre-defying band discusses its past, future projects and plans to support local storm recovery.