James Hankins, a specialist in Renaissance thought, was one of the last holdouts. Now Hankins, who has just published a hefty ...

Islamic Civilization Centre in Uzbekistan stands as a modern architectural masterpiece rooted in centuries-old traditions.

Money has shaped civilizations for centuries, but in Medieval Europe, it didn’t work the way we think today. The rise of ...

At Harvard University today, professors who teach Western history are history. James Hankins, a specialist in Renaissance ...

I had my own little stage on which to play out the thrilling stories I was discovering from the rich tapestry of medieval ...

Uzbekistan’s new Islamic Civilization Center aims to reshape how Central Asia is seen globally, highlighting its role in ...

ROME (AP) — Rome opened two subway stations on Tuesday — one deep beneath the Colosseum — that mix the modernity of high-tech transport with artifacts from an ancient era. Commuters and tourists ...

Ancient Nubian civilizations practiced something that might shock modern sensibilities - they tattooed the faces of infants and toddlers as young as seven months old. A new study using advanced ...

For now, a better hope lies in building new institutions unencumbered by the corruption and self-hatred that infect the old,’ ...

Waššukanni has never been found and some scholars think that it may be located in northeastern Syria. The people who lived in ...