Valentine’s Day, a celebration of love wrapped in candy hearts, roses and chocolates, traces back to St. Valentine. But the origins are far more complex — and darker than the chocolate we indulge in ...

In Autun, France, archaeologists discovered a 1,600-year-old fabric woven with gold threads in an ancient burial site. The fabric, once a symbol of elite aristocracy, was found in a lead coffin, along ...

Ancient Romans had a seemingly predictable diet for pre-refrigeration days made up of mostly cereals, legumes and meats with ...

Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Perge, Turkey, have discovered five Roman statues, including Aphrodite and Eros.

Archaeologists have found “the heart of Roman London,” the remains of the city’s first basilica, underneath an office ...

We have spent most of our history as oppressed people. For almost two thousand years, we were scattered across the world; in over one hundred countries. Despite all this, we survived and continue to i ...

Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14 and lands on a Friday this year. It's a time when people exchange gifts with ...

Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...

According to one legend, Pope Gelasius wanted to put an end to the debauchery in the late fifth century. He declared Feb. 14 ...

From luxury heritage routes to routine service passing through extraordinary scenery, here are 19 of our favorite rail ...

Representing a united heritage and respect for the collective history of our world, this is how to visit all seven modern ...