Before the Spanish and Portuguese empires dominated the seas, Scandinavian Vikings reached the shores of America, Africa and ...

When America chose to bomb Japan, the imperial capital city of Japan was not a practical choice for various reasons.

Mainstream media has grossly misrepresented the history of ninjas (shinobi) and the weapons that they used. While pop culture has built up many myths over generations, the actual shinobi were highly ...

Debunking the myths about Japan’s shadow warriors is easy, but changing the century-old stereotype certainly isn’t.

The novel Lonesome Dove follows two retired Texas Rangers, Captain Woodrow F. Call and Captain Augustus “Gus” McCrae, who own the Hat Creek Cattle Company and Livery Emporium in the small Texas town ...

Today, many people see Spain as a bastion of Roman Catholicism and the birthplace of the famous Conquistadors who brought this religion to the New World beginning in the 1500s. However, portions of ...

For centuries, merchants, generals, and statesmen contemplated how to connect the eastern and western parts of the Eurasian landmass. This dream led to the creation of the first Silk Road system in ...

Orthodox Christianity and the art inextricably linked to it can be traced back to the early Christian belief systems, but most recognizably to the graphic, stylized art of Byzantium. With its roots in ...

Zoroastrian symbol atop a temple in Yazd — the ancient faith would go on to significantly influence later religions (including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), photo by Feldstein. Source: Wikimedia ...

One of the most famous locations in the Arthurian legends is the Isle of Avalon. This was the mysterious island to which King Arthur was said to have been taken after he was severely wounded at the ...

The British Empire and the Russian Empire engaged in intense competition for control over Central Asia for most of the 19th century. The Great Game, a term for the British plan to safeguard its ...

Considered the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe, Plovdiv in Bulgaria has a history and prehistory that dates back 8,000 years. The original inhabitants are unknown, but from its beginning ...