Before Christopher Columbus's arrival in 1492, the Americas were home to advanced civilizations with sophisticated social ...

The Behaim Globe depicted a narrowed Atlantic Ocean, which, if crossed, would lead directly to Cipango (Japan) and Asia. In ...

The Roaring Twenties refers to the 1920s, a decade of cultural and social vitality, particularly in France. The term reflects ...

There is always an element of naivete when attempting to extrapolate historical events from books that date back thousands of years. Three Wise Men, Macmillan Poster, 1960. But what exactly is the ...

Ammianus Marcellinus was a Roman soldier and historian of Greek origin. He is best known for his work Res Gestae, which chronicles the history of the Roman Empire from the reign of Nerva (96 AD) to ...

Nazis With its onion-domed steeple and octagonal towers, Hartheim Castle is a remarkable example of Renaissance architecture ...

Thousands of women - schoolteachers, secretaries, nurses and camp guards - played a more or less active role in the Holocaust ...

Thanks to the 1902 treaty with England, Tokyo had a free hand to attack in Asia, where it was already becoming the alter ego ...

Derived from the poppy plant, the psychotropic narcotic has fascinated people for 5,000 years. For better and for worse.

There is a mad dash to see who can construct the highest building, and this skyscraper is just one participant. The Gulf is not the only place where the sprint to the top is being run. Japan’s “Sky ...

The history of fishing in modern times reflects humanity's evolving relationship with marine and freshwater ecosystems. With ...