Beyond military affairs, one of the marvels of Roman engineering apparently pertained to advanced sanitation. But were the much touted public baths and toilets really…
Ivan IV Vasilyevich, better known as Ivan the Terrible, had left his historical legacy as the ‘Tsar of All the Russias’ from 1547 AD until…
Genesis 2 mentions how Adam, the first man (and first human) was created from of the dust of the ground – though the context of…
The ancients also had a penchant for ‘super-heroes’, as is evident from numerous mythological works that depict such characters. And one of such depictions is…
From the historical perspective, there is no denying that the primary basis for Santa Claus was derived from the figure of St. Nicholas, a 4th-century…
A few days ago, we talked about how archaeologists came across a seal engraving of a Biblical king for the very first time in official…
The Ottoman Empire or the Devlet-i Aliyye-i Osmâniyye is counted among the very few global empires of the medieval times, which at its greatest extent…
Previously, we had talked at length about the surprising stuff regarding Viking warfare. And beyond their warrior culture, it is the ambit of raiding and…
The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent or Kanunî (lawgiver) Sultan Süleyman exemplified the best of what the Ottoman Empire had to offer – be it…
For many years, Angkor Wat held the record for the world’s largest temple (until eclipsed by the Delhi’s incredible Akshardham). But still the complex of…
