Core elements of Roman law can be traced back to the ancient Greek world. Roman law has been fundamental to the foundations ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth century, and with a history surrounded in myth, legend and controversy, it ...

A white rose is placed on the tomb of Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP ...

At the end of our time together, we’ll have a deeper understanding of the relationship between German architecture and German history. Yet this will also be an international story, demonstrating how ...

Designed by Le Corbusier and the Greek engineer-musician Jannis Xenakis for the Brussels Expo of 1958, the reinforced concrete pavilion consisted of a group of nine hyperbolic paraboloids and housed ...

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When entrepreneur Dawn V. Carr decided to donate tens of thousands of dollars to the then-forthcoming National Museum of African American History and Culture in the 2010s, she did so with the hope ...

King Charles III and Queen Camilla pay their homage at the Unknown Soldier's Monument. BREAKING — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has captured two Chinese nationals fighting ...

Several cases either already awaiting action by the Supreme Court or heading toward nine justices involve such a judicial order ... Gorsuch is viewing the history too narrowly," said Stanford ...

Rome had other ways of achieving that. Peter Edwell is an Associate Professor in Ancient History at Macquarie University.

“If you start to read buildings through their material, you’re also reading the buildings as archives,” says architect, writer and educator Dr. Priya Joseph at a recent illustrated talk ...

“A true sensation in this regard is the discovery of a Roman mass grave in Simmering [a district in Vienna]. This unique testimony allows us to look at the beginnings of our city’s history ...