Persians, Spartans, Leonidas, Xerxes, Ephialtes… Everyone has heard these names and can place them—more or less—in the 4th century BCE, when the Battle of Thermopylae took place. It was one of the key ...

History of Jews and the Pig,” which just won a Jewish Book Award, explores every aspect of this non-relationship.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Looking at photos of Intramuros taken shortly after the 1945 Battle for Manila, it is clear that many structures—or at least the shell or facade—remained. In retrospect, some of these could have ...

Welcome to St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the United States.

For a taste of history with your meal, head to the Columbia Restaurant on St. George Street. This Florida institution has ...

It wasn't only Antonia de la Ascensión who made this strange error. Juan de Iturbe, who explored parts of California in 1615, ...

All history enthusiasts—or at least those particularly interested in military history—remember a date that marked a before ...

Tom Edmunds has found the lead for his sophomore feature! Jean Reno will star in the filmmaker’s upcoming action movie ‘The ...

Known for having received the patronage of Philip V and Charles II for her works, she was the first Spanish artist to gain entry to ... a composition that was one of the most influential in ...

The retreat, which comes amid increasing budget pressure and political upheaval in Paris, is another sign that France’s ...

Two Israeli soldiers were killed and eight wounded when a gunman opened fire on troops in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, setting off a gunfight in which the shooter was killed by Israeli ...