The Byzantine Empire was one of the first societies to offer its citizens some form of what we now call universal healthcare.

Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being overlooked.

Turkey invests in capital goods through a mix of government-led projects, private sector contributions, and foreign direct ...

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...

Photograph by Art Archive Much later ... Petra became a provincial capital under the Byzantine Empire. But when that in turn fell to Muslim forces in the seventh century, Petra disappeared.

The Byzantine Empire survived for a thousand years and ... and spawned a rich tradition of art and literature until falling to the Ottoman Empire. During this era, Christianity also spread around ...

The works will be accompanied by music adapted from Tim Garland’s hybrid orchestral / jazz compositions written to match ...

The role of the first lady takes on different forms throughout history: we retrace it through historical portraits, up to the ...

Dollar-Cost Averaging may not be the best investment strategy for controlling risk in the financial markets. Click here to ...

The world capital of sherry and flamenco is also a tranquil alternative to Seville, just over an hour’s drive north. The city ...

A first-of-its-kind fashion exhibition at the Paris museum draws links between historical objects and the contemporary creations of 45 designers and houses. It opens Jan. 24.

The so-called “stateless people,” who originally migrated from northern India to Europe in the 14th century, are today ...