Beneath the shadow of castles and cathedrals medieval Europe was far from primitive this is the story of how science art and ...

Let's go back to the Middle Ages to look at some dishes people still enjoy today. Find out if one of your favorite meals is ...

A Romanian worker who was trapped for hours under rubble in Rome after the partial collapse of a medieval tower near the ...

ROME: A medieval tower in central Rome that was under renovation partially collapsed on Monday (Nov 3), with one worker ...

The first scientific evidence of the Black Death in Edinburgh has been discovered on the remains of a teenage boy who died in ...

In the riverside town of Vidin in Bulgaria, I was briefly king of the castle. I had the medieval citadel to myself. Looming over the Danube, the fortress was known for centuries as the guardhouse to ...

Religious reformer Martin Luther’s message of spiritual freedom helped ignite the German Peasants’ War of 1525. But before ...

The Roman poet Virgil described the Roman people as 'gens togata' ('the race that wears ... Christianity suffuses the popular ...

Part of the 13th-century Torre dei Conti, located just steps from the Colosseum and Imperial Forum, collsapsed shortly after ...

This essay asks why, when societies splinter, Jews and Kurds so often become the chosen emblems of blame. It examines the psychology that makes scapegoats useful and the politics that keeps them close ...

Halloween 2025 brings ancient myths, eerie origins, and global twists to the spooky season. Know about 8 fascinating facts ...