The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...

The ancient Greeks wore a variety of hats to protect them from the elements and to act as aesthetic embellishments ...

Back in 5th-century Alexandria, Hypatia stood as a symbol of knowledge. She is the earliest-known female philosopher and mathematician who challenged rising religious extremism. Her intellect and ...

Hundreds of once-missing artifacts, hunted down over decades by a special Italian police unit, have been unveiled for the ...

The Bull Dog boys and girls both finished fifth. Bloomington North won the boys meet with 180 points to 94 for Center Grove, 86 for Bloomington South, 69 for Floyd Central and 57.5 for Columbus North.

Miles Sattely recently proved that he is one of the best snowboarders around his age in the country. The fifth grader from New London placed third overall in the boys “Grommet” age group (ages ...

Portrait of Adèle Papin Playing the Harp, oil on canvas, c. 1799. The 17-year-old sitter, the famously beautiful daughter of a prominent family, was later rumored to be Napoleon's mistress ...

Greek divers rifling through an ancient shipwreck recovered dozens of bronze fragments that turned out to be parts of a 2,000-year-old mechanical calendar. Now, more than a century after that ...

Snake miniature, 14th century edition, from Marvels of Creation, by al-Qazwini As Islam expanded, the cities where Greek science had flourished came under Muslim control. These included Alexandria ...

Michael Flynn invokes 5th Amendment, declines to hand over Russia-related documents According to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, the former national security adviser will invoke his ...

Populated place, City of Cape Town, Western Cape (Republic of South Africa), elevation 28 m Press to show information about this location It looks like you're using an old browser. To access all of ...

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