In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...

Ancient Athens was sacked four times, starting with the Persian invasion in 480 BC and ending with the Visigoth destruction ...

He was no ordinary fugitive but none other than Pausanias, who had been regent of Laconia and the victor of the famous Battle of Plataea. Let us see how he came to such a dire situation. The ...

At the Minnesota State Capitol, Howard Pyle’s Civil War painting “The Battle of Nashville” stands as a vivid tribute to ...

Ahead of the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Murten next year, a group of enthusiasts is seeking a new home for the monumental historic painting that depicts the victory near Bern of the Swiss ...

LONDON — A 16th-century painting stolen more than 50 years ago has been found - and is now at the center of a custody battle between a widow in England and a small Italian museum. “Madonna and ...

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Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first teaser for “One Battle After Another,” the latest film from writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall ...

For another, none of the artist’s works had survived; in lieu of images of his paintings, the book offered detailed descriptions of the canvases from historic accounts. But if Bredius’s book ...

Lee, 47, was one of 10 artists assisting the abstract painter Julie Mehretu on a large-scale commission for the lobby of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art that would lead to the creation of ...

Explore the key events of the Battle of Britain with clips from over 50 years of BBC television and radio programmes The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air ...