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

Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being overlooked.

Turkey invests in capital goods through a mix of government-led projects, private sector contributions, and foreign direct ...

The role of the first lady takes on different forms throughout history: we retrace it through historical portraits, up to the ...

The Byzantine Empire survived for a thousand years and ... and spawned a rich tradition of art and literature until falling to the Ottoman Empire. During this era, Christianity also spread around ...

The Nazis thought him ‘dangerous’, the communists spurned him as ‘decadent’ — now a new museum in Prague seeks to revive his reputation ...

Dollar-Cost Averaging may not be the best investment strategy for controlling risk in the financial markets. Click here to ...

The so-called “stateless people,” who originally migrated from northern India to Europe in the 14th century, are today ...

A diver stumbled across the find of a lifetime off the coast of Sardinia when a stray shiny item loosened itself from the sea ...

A first-of-its-kind fashion exhibition at the Paris museum draws links between historical objects and the contemporary creations of 45 designers and houses. It opens Jan. 24.

The world capital of sherry and flamenco is also a tranquil alternative to Seville, just over an hour’s drive north. The city ...

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...