In 1694, a lovelorn inquirer wrote to The Athenian Mercury, a periodical published by the English printer John Dunton, with a ...

In the early 17th century ... Hadrian’s young lover, for whom the city is named. S. VANNINI/CORBIS/GETTY IMAGES Petrie was, nevertheless, the first archaeologist to submit these portraits ...

Nearly 60 works from the famed Torlonia Collection are on view in Chicago.

Part period drama, part psychological thriller, director Pablo Larraín’s suspenseful and atmospheric film focuses on arguably ...

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

These titles—which often take place anywhere from the 18th century to the early 20th century—allow audiences ... The Queen’s Gambit follows Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy), a young prodigy who upends ...

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Samuel Johnson was an English author and lexicographer who lived between the years of 1709 and 1784. He is best remembered by ...