After Alexander’s conquest, Iran became the crossroads of competing powers. This episode explores how Seleucid rule gave way ...

Emperor Crassus became the richest Roman and one of the richest men in the ancient world through his cunning, business savvy ...

A man who sexually assaulted a young girl in a Lincolnshire park has been jailed for two years. Benjamin Garner, 42, touched ...

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

Nigeria’s economic debate entered a new phase this week after Bismarck Rewane, CEO of Financial Derivatives Company, outlined ...

The three kings are classic figures in every Nativity set — one king on a camel, one kneeling at the manger and one standing ready to offer his gifts. But who were the Wise Men, and what do we know ...

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, a proponent of Stoicism, believed inner discipline was key to true authority. His reign, marked by conflict and plague, saw him lead with rationality and self-control.

The Three Wise Men in biblical texts may have finally been revealed, and it could rewrite the stories which claimed they were ...

According to Soltani, the carving’s imagery and compositional structure suggest it represents a ritual or mythological scene. While deeply rooted in local religious traditions, the relief may also ...

If there is a villain in the Nativity story it is surely Herod, the monarch who supposedly slaughtered thousands of infants and toddlers to exterminate his rival, the baby Jesus. He is reviled in ...