Who were the women who inhabited ancient Pompeii? A new exhibition of art, objects, and personal testimonies has the answers.

Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty was the first emperor of ancient China and ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He's most ...

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Roman society was, in many ways, surprisingly sophisticated. It built remarkable things like aqueducts that snaked over long distances and devised legal systems that were way ahead of their time. But ...

The notion that Manu Smriti verse 1.91 enforces servitude has been sustained by colonial scholars and contemporary critics ...

The Moral Regeneration Movement chaired by Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa is focusing on action against violence, declining ...

Rome is a city shrouded in myth yet full of potent physical reminders of many historical triumphs and tragedies. Walking the ...

DAY in central London, a 44-year-old woman named Lucy Peel descended a slippery stairway on the bank of the River Thames to ...

While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always ...

Taxation has shaped civilisation from ancient Mesopotamia to modern Australia. Understanding its long history sheds light on ...

From ram’s horns to the scales of justice, these symbols help tell the astrological story of who you are and how you move ...