Pre-Roman Britain's Celtic women lived in a matrilineal society, holding significant power and influence, as evidenced by their elaborate g...

The year 2024 will be an important period for depicting Roman history as Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator 2' and Francis Ford Coppola's sci-fi epi...

So, the next time you are handed a spec and told we have always done it that way and wonder what horse's rear came up with that, you may be...

The magnitude of transfers to local bodies has only increased without recommendations from SFCs. Since earlier FCs have allocated grants to...

The Dharma-raja is someone who ensures that everybody in his kingdom practices dharma. Dharma here means the institution of the ritual of y...

Art lovers are demanding the Italian state step in to buy the spectacular property.

Pompeii was buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, killing between 2,000 and 15,000 people.

Upper caste Indians get upset when Dalit history is talked about, as it disturbs the view that Brahmin culture is not simply intellectual, ...

It is believed that Roman general Julius Caesar and queen of Egypt Cleopatra once spent a stormy winter in Alexandria as lovers.

Glorious past, beautiful setting, amazing monuments, delicious food, the legend of Romeo and Juliet… Verona in Italy has it all.

Even though this film cannot replace the four-hour-long 1959 version that had Charlton Heston play the protagonist, it does a decent job.

There were many ancient mechanical marvels that were way ahead of their time. Here's is a list of some of them.

Held initially in 1953, the Canadian Tulip Festival celebrates tulips as a symbol of peace and friendship.

Our backpacking holiday brought us to the Balearic islands on the Mediterranean Sea. They may not have the same pizzazz as the Bahamas or M...

Towards the end of his megaseller The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho tells the story of a good man living in ancient Rome during the reign of Empe...

Lebanon is an Arab country coloured by Western influences which gives it a cosmopolitan character and a multicultural legacy.

It takes time to see Istanbul properly, as examples of its vibrant past spread over two millennia are scattered all over the city.