Fans of Monty Python's Life of Brian will be familiar with John Cleese's laughable dismissal of Roman influence over Judea.

Europe is full of historical sites and popular tourist destinations that draw millions of visitors every year. If you have ...

The legendary Roman empire took in every country around the Mediterranean Sea (which the Romans called “Mare Nostrum”—”Our Sea.”) It was so powerful that it managed to last for 500 years in the West ...

This isn’t the first time I’ve been lost in a kasbah. But I’ve never been in one so large, nor one where there isn’t a single ...

Hall i’th’ Wood has been placed on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register, which marks sites of significant historical importance ...

His was the first empire on which it was said that “the ... At the gorge where the road and the river pass through the ridge, a Moorish watchtower, the Castillo de Monfragüe, stood high on ...

The show is situated in the museum’s enchanting terra-cotta arcade, which gives the displayed objects—red velvet pillows, ...

It is commonly asserted that Portugal´s international borders are the oldest in Europe. The Wikipedia entry on Portugal shows ...

BBC presenter Mark Chapman, the favourite to take over the Match of the Day hot seat from Gary Lineker, has found happiness ...

After two centuries of conflict, Augustus finally succeeded in annexing the Iberian Peninsula to the Roman Empire in 19 C.E ... destroyed by the Visigoths and Moors. The most that can be said ...

Middle Eastern mosques combine traditional Islamic architecture with modern design elements, reflecting deep-rooted faith, ...