The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.

Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Perge, Turkey, have discovered five Roman statues, including Aphrodite and Eros.

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the Romans and the Eastern Roman Empire continues ...

Kings and Generals continues its animated documentary series on the Ancient World and Ancient Greece, beginning the epic story of the Wars of the Diadochi, the successors of Alexander the Great.

The museum dropped a legal effort to block the seizure of the statue by investigators who said the bronze, thought by some to ...

Can a swipe of red brighten a dull complexion? Our beauty editor puts it to the test – and advises on finding your Goldilocks ...

A rare Byzantine manuscript discovered in a Greek monastery has unveiled hidden historical gems, offering new insights into ...

Towering bronzes depicting emperors once graced an ancient shrine in a region of what is now Turkey that was once part of ...

This is the twelvth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

The Yuezhi tribes of Central Asia, who had pushed the Shakas into the Indian subcontinent, were the last to make their way ...

Peter Frankopan, Oxford historian, was first enticed by history in the 1970s, during summer holidays as a child in rural Sweden visiting his maternal grandfather (his paternal line was the ancient ...

Halil Falyali, a Turkish Cypriot businessman known for his flashy lifestyle and political connections, was shot dead in 2022. Behind the scenes, he allegedly ran a sprawling illegal online betting ...