This is the story of Constantinople’s fall, how Europe’s richest city fell to the Turks and became known as Istanbul: the ...

The Pyramid of Cestius is an ancient Roman pyramid in Rome, Italy, near the Porta San Paolo and the Protestant Cemetery.

Worldwide, February 14 is commemorated as Valentine’s Day, the ‘Day of Love’. Couples take the opportunity to declare their ...

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As you read this article in the third month of winter, you may be busy thinking about buying fine chocolates and long-stemmed ...

The romantic holiday has been celebrated for centuries, but the history behind it is much darker than red roses.

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According to legend, long before the Romans founded Rome, there was a Greek city called Pallantium in the same area.

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