Istanbul’s Blue Mosque was built by Sultan Ahmed I to rival the city’s Hagia Sophia. An Ottoman masterpiece, it was at one ...

A Byzantine-era ship discovered more than a decade ago on the seabed off Croatia's southern coast was probably carrying a ...

Travel back to Constantinople at the height of the Eastern Roman Empire and experience the world’s greatest city through the eyes of its people. Explore magnificent churches, bustling markets, ...

Gold jewellery found on board a wrecked Byzantine-era ship shows that one of the people on board was likely a high-ranking person, archaeologists say. The ship was discovered more than a decade ago ...

In 416, the authorities of the Roman Empire banned the wearing of long hair and clothing made of hides in Rome and its surroundings. Historian Javier Arce suggested that the decree was primarily ...

The Invisible Man” is the title of a famous English horror novel by Herbert George Wells, written in 1897 and well known among book lovers. The novel’s protagonist is a brilliant chemistry student who ...

Turkey is home to one of the world's most extraordinary natural sites. It is called Pamukkale, which means "cotton castle" (also translated as "Cotton Palace") in Turkish.

“Trump honors the return of U.S. soldiers,” the Arizona Republic says on Thursday’s front page. “Fallen soldier” Isabella Gonzales “returns home,” The Dallas Morning News says. “Gentle giant” Sgt.

Ever since Wordle exploded in popularity some years ago, comparable word, geography and maths games have emerged to play on a daily basis. In the geography category, Globle is one that has been ...

Word guessing games have become a fun daily activity that has become the modern-day equivalent of crosswords. If you’ve got a lineup of daily word guessers you play, Contexto should definitely be on ...

On July 23, you finally get that text you’ve been waiting for. It’s about time, too, because you were starting to think you’d been forgotten about! Mercury retrograde is known for that kind of thing, ...