Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...
Watch out for that bat behind you,” warned Luca Messina, a civil engineer who moonlights as a speleo-archaeologist with ...
Below, in vague chronological order, are a few of my favorites.
In 1933, the Ebell of Los Angeles commissioned frescoes by renowned muralist Maxine Albro. Two years later — after ...
PORT TOWNSEND — Novelist Sally Franson will discuss and read from her second novel, “Big in Sweden,” tonight at the Northwest ...
Travellers to Alexandria in Egypt can visit the restored apartment of Constantine Cavafy, the favourite bard of Jackie ...
Stanford University A Conversation with Neil Postman on Democracy: Does the Television Make Us Stupid?      Winston Lee Mark ...
Ruined castles, buried cities, ancient temples... The Old World is strewn with ancient ruins that tell the countless stories of past civilisations. From the Mediterranean to the far north, these ...
Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows may be the latest game in the long-running series, but its feudal Japan setting places it at the ...
Movements favoring Greek independence manifested in several countries of Europe, while significant philhellenic centers were ...