In the shadow of Sarajevo, the wealthy allegedly paid to hunt innocent people and the sickening trend could be more ...

Beginning in the 14th century, when Greece was wracked by political and social struggles, monks began building a series of ...

Athens and Sparta were two very different societies, yet the two legendary city-states hold priceless historic value for ...

North Dakota hides a $6 billion Cold War relic that lived for just one day. In 1970, workers began building the Stanley R.

A little over 200 years ago, the Greeks began their war of independence from the Ottoman Empire, which had conquered most of ...

A lone skull discovered near the walls of an ancient fort highlights the Romans' brutal treatment of their conquered foes.

The Peloponnesian War shows how fear, ambition, and mistrust can escalate into full-scale conflict. Thucydides’ trap helps us ...

A tough military society, Sparta had its own secret service, the Crypteia, specially trained young men for covert operations ...

The Battle of Thermopylae (480 BCE) is an immortal episode in Western history. Traveler, go tell the Spartans that here we lie, obedient to their sacred laws. This epitaph, cited by the historian ...

A couple of years ago, I read “Destined for War,” which explored whether conflict between China and America is indeed ...

The Tarheel State is a vibrant and diverse place with a little slice of paradise for everyone to enjoy, whether you prefer ...