The film explores the transformation of Turkey from the remnants of the Ottoman Empire into a modern republic under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. It details the historical significance of cities like ...

Amazing stories behind the world's most historic cities where every pavement, every monument, every corner has an incredible ...

Ephe so good - Chris Hunnysett soaks up sun and ancient wonders on Turkey’s Aegean coast, leaving his child behind to make ...

The Theodosian Walls protected Constantinople for just over ten centuries until the city fell to the Ottomans in 1453. Yet, the wall survived both the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, with sections of ...

Like a modern Grand Tour, the John Hall Venice course promises to open (wealthy) young minds to Italy’s artistic treasures ...

The social position of Byzantine women is not easy to assess considering the vast reach of the empire and the many cultures it encompassed.

Queen Zenobia (the Latinized form of the Arabic Zenaïb, "Rose of the Desert") ruled over the oasis city of Palmyra in ... distinguish the empire from Byzantium and the Sassanids?

Despite his fall from power, his story remains an example of the volatile nature of imperial succession in Byzantium. READ ...

Discover which cities lead in size with their urban and metropolitan populations, such as Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai and, of course, São Paulo.

As the city grew in size and power ... The Eastern Roman Empire, governed out of Byzantium, took on Greek as its official language and managed to thrive and grow stronger. Meanwhile, the Western Roman ...

The pubs: Irish pubs downtown will be busy all weekend. Some are on the parade route, some have Irish names, but all have dark wood paneling, Guinness on tap, music, and more than one type of Irish ...