When the Western Roman Empire fell, its influence endured - reshaped and reasserted by those eager to carry its mantle. In this video, we explore the political and spiritual heirs of Rome across ...

The same force that paved the way for the Greek Golden Age sowed the seeds of its political collapse: individualism.

In a first, researchers have sequenced the complete genome of a man from ancient Egypt, and the results reveal that he had ...

A senior Trump administration official described Israel’s modern borders as being drawn along “illusory” lines during ...

Breathe, Chuck, breathe. Long. Calm. Deep. Breaths. Yes, you’re still hearing fireworks from the 4th. Literally, thanks to ...

Gas workers digging beneath a major capital city stumbled upon a 1,000-year-old mummy, almost on the opposite side of the ...

Sam Kean has gone back in time, at least in practice, for his new book "Dinner with King Tut." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about "experimental archeology" and learning about ancient cultures.

With a blend of opulence and intellectual inquiry, the show balances spectacle with historical and artistic depth.

At the height of its power, Islam once controlled vast territories: from Morocco to China and from Russia down to sub-Saharan Africa. The rise of the European colonial empires, notably those of ...

A long-lost city dating back some 2,400 years has been discovered next to a temple dedicated to the ancient Egyptian cobra ...

On the eve of our nation’s 249th birthday, a Gallup poll finds that only 58% of Americans feel “extremely” or “very” proud of their country. This is a new low in the 25 years Gallup has been asking ...

Women’s liberation doesn’t come through colonialism and war, but imperialist feminism has a bloody history of supporting ...