Europe’s medieval cities weren’t designed to impress modern travelers, yet centuries later they feel almost unreal. Stone ...

This hidden hilltop gem between Rome and Florence is a small Italian town that's big on historic charm and overflowing with ...

The Bridge Between East and West. A poet and dramatist who published his early work before World War I, Miroslav Krleza is the leading writer of Croatia and a man of enormous infl ...

Claims that Harvard no longer teaches Western civilization are wrong. The real threat to the humanities is collapsing student ...

I sailed on the new Viking Vesta from Athens to Istanbul. The enriching experience was full of history and incredible views.

Medieval Europeans genuinely believed the world beyond their borders was inhabited by monstrous human-like creatures.

At Harvard University today, professors who teach Western history are history. James Hankins, a specialist in Renaissance thought, was one of the last holdouts. Hankins, who has just published a hefty ...

Now Hankins, who has just published a hefty book that teaches what Harvard doesn’t — “The Golden Thread: A History of the ...

Even a liberal professor concedes that ‘We in the universities’ are going ‘overboard with trying to boost some groups over ...

Through the centuries, ownership of the historic city of Ani and its churches has passed from one culture to another.

Ancient Roman finds backing to the 2nd century BC are on display in the 'Colosseo' new subway station, designed as a museum to showcase the archaeological finds uncovered during its construction, in ...