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From the western shores of Iberia to the eastern coasts of China, the ancient world was full of vast empires that left their legacy on world history.

From Sumer to Assyria and beyond, women played a significant role in the societies of ancient Mesopotamia.

The story of Darius III, the last king of Achaemenid Persia, was much greater than just losing Persia to Alexander the Great.

From the western shores of Iberia to the eastern coasts of China, the ancient world was full of vast empires that left their legacy on world history.

From Sumer to Assyria and beyond, women played a significant role in the societies of ancient Mesopotamia.

The story of Darius III, the last king of Achaemenid Persia, was much greater than just losing Persia to Alexander the Great.

The island of Ireland was partitioned by the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921. A century later, the island remains divided despite efforts at reunification.

Voltaire called the Holy Roman Empire “neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.” Was he right? We put this iconic insult to the historical test.

After the fall of Rome in the 5th century, the papacy began to gain influence in the Western World, shaping the politics, culture, and society of the Early Middle Ages.

One of the most famous Stoic philosophers and the emperor of Rome, Marcus Aurelius, was known for giving the utmost importance to his morning routine.

Here are ten Modern philosophers everyone should know, figures whose works not only defined their own era, but continue to influence how we think today.

4E cognition takes a holistic view of cognition, as shaped by our body and environment, in opposition to the traditional view of the mind as closed off and decompositional.

From pyramids and temples to lost jungle cities, these ten ancient monuments remain among the greatest achievements of early civilizations.

After a traumatic period under Communist rule, Albania is rapidly becoming a European tourist hotspot and welcomes travelers seeking to discover its diverse history.

Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago off the coast of Morocco. You might have heard of its natural beauty, yet Madeira is so much more.

The land of Canaan features prominently in the Old Testament. Where did the name come from, where is it, and why is it so significant?

Under the highest dome of the Hagia Sophia are the seraphim mosaics. Rediscovered within the last 20 years, these 700-year-old mosaics depict the highest-ranking angels.

Reciting the Lord’s Prayer is a spiritual discipline common to all denominations and traditions in the Christian faith. But what does it mean?

King John of England is one of history’s most memorable and celebrated kings, whose name has entered the realms of myth and legend.

Why did the powers of Europe decide to spend resources and manpower claiming and seizing vast tracts of Africa, the Western Hemisphere, Asia, and the Pacific?

The Blue Fugates of Troublesome Creek baffled science for decades, until a rare mutation that caused the color was discovered.