Ancient Greek inventions included remarkable automata and the Antikythera Mechanism, but many of their engineers' innovations ...

‘Angli’ (English), not ‘Saxones’ (Saxons) was selected as the overall label that included all the Germanics on the island of ...

A Novel*, starring Kyle Soller, Oliver Johnstone and Stuart Thompson, now in performances at the Almeida Theatre to 11 October. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

Ramen and cheese do not sound like a winning combination at first. But once you consider it further, what could be more ...

New cookbooks from Alison Roman, Samin Nosrat, Hetty Lui McKinnon, and more will inspire you to gather over a good meal ...

Despite being known as masters of trade, these seafarers were never a single collective. Different groups built powerful ...

Yes, toilet paper is up there with gun powder as a Chinese invention. But, commercial toilet paper as we know it, wasn’t ...

The world's first taxis appeared in ancient Rome. First they were chariots. Later they were replaced by horse-drawn carriages ...

In this standout entry of the Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series, the enduring relevance of oligarchy as a political and social structure is explored through the lens of Roman history. What sets ...

Mike Figgis directs a documentary on the production of the eminent auteur’s wildly ambitious, long-gestating ‘Megalopolis.’ ...

On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with reflections on the misuse of history in today’s politics. He argues that fascism, once thought to have been buried by the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announces 20 New York properties and districts for potential State and National historic recognition.