The Umayyad desert castles are often described as mere stopovers or hunting lodges, but Quseir ‘Amra is something far more profound. It is a physical manifestation of the imagination of Caliph ...

March 15 once again marks the Ides of March, a date linked annually to doom and misfortune due to the assassination of Julius ...

Anonymity has become part of a lucrative brand for the artist Banksy, but records we unearthed prove his true identity and show the new name he used to travel to Ukraine.

A court in Moscow on Thursday convicted 19 people of involvement in the 2024 shooting rampage in a Moscow concert hall that ...

THE final moments of Pompeii’s residents before they were submerged in deadly volcanic ash and lava have been revealed in a new exhibition. Their last poses have been preserved in stone for ...

The Nile looks particularly majestic as it flows through Aswan, a historic city in southern Egypt. Its banks are lined with ...

The word “epic” is rooted in high art and classical antiquity. But to 21st century American ears, calling the US war in Iran ...

Series headliner is followed by 4 additional days of antiquities and ancient art plus a separate March 10-11 auction of ...

Magnetic and full of passion, The Fleetwood Mac Story is both a history lesson and love letter to one of the greatest rock bands of all time. A dream for music lovers and history nerds alike, the show ...

EXCLUSIVE: This was the kind of prison break officials say could have changed the region, and perhaps even the world, overnight. Nearly 6,000 ISIS detainees, described by a senior U.S. intelligence ...

A fast-moving U.S.-led operation quietly transferred nearly 6,000 ISIS detainees out of northern Syria, a move officials say prevented a potential battlefield resurgence that could have unfolded ...

America’s Kurdish allies oversaw two dozen sites holding thousands of members of the terrorist group and their families. Their withdrawal has left the system in chaos. America’s Kurdish allies oversaw ...