The Byzantine Empire was one of the first societies to offer its citizens some form of what we now call universal healthcare.

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Homer's Epics, Iliad and Odyssey, brought the ideas of Greek civilization to the world, serving as the foundation of Western literature.

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Catherine the Great: individual empress, mother of the Russian Renaissance, and the longest-ruling female monarch of Russia.

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By 1600 b.c., less than one in 20 bones found at sites in the Levant typically come from pigs, and most of those appear to be ...

An exhibition at the Hammer Museum shows why. By Siddhartha Mitter A jury found them guilty of conspiring as part of a crew to steal art, sports memorabilia and artifacts from smaller museums.