India marks its 75th Republic Day with a grand parade down Kartavya Path in New Delhi. But how did a military march become the most significant part of celebrations? A look back at history ...

By the 7th century, Venetian settlers recognized Byzantine authority in exchange for protection and securing vital trade access. Historian John Julius Norwich emphasized the Byzantine’s role in ...

Samuel Agbamu, University of Reading How often do you think about the Roman empire? Elon Musk claims to think about it every ...

Nowhere was that on display more than the moment in his inauguration speech when he said, “I want to be a peacemaker and a unifier.” No American politician for 50 years has thrived more on strife and ...

Irene of Athens was the first Greek-Roman empress to wield power as a sole ruler of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.