COMMENTARY: Far from arbitrary punishments, the plagues of Egypt are presented in Exodus as divine signs meant to call ...

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The monkeys were likely imported from thousands of miles away. Since its discovery in 2011, archaeologists have been excavating the cemetery near Berenike’s urban center. Experts have documented ...

Roman Emperor Valerian’s capture by Shapur I at Edessa was the lowest point in Roman history, exposing the empire's sudden ...

Pausanias finds Thermopylae preserved as a monument and a message, even as Sparta itself has become a Roman tourist stop and a fading memory. This chapter follows how Herodotus tied the 300 to the ...

Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West's first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on ...

The State Department’s decision to stop using the Calibri typeface in favor of Times New Roman shook one community far removed from the workings of government: type designers. “I love it when, once in ...

Trees hold the secret to the deadly plague that ripped through Europe Hidden inside the narrow growth rings of Pyrenees trees lies the strongest evidence yet for what set the Black Death in motion.

The story of a plague that caused a town to engage in spontaneous dancing. Boy, 9, feels unwell after hike—parents face devastating reason days later Jake Paul reacts after losing fight to Anthony ...

Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and ‘80s as half of the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on “General Hospital,” has died. He was 78. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of ...

Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland is the Superintendent of West Point, and has led troops in some of the Army’s most elite combat units, including the 1st Cavalry and 101st Airborne divisions, the 75th Ranger ...

Jews have been used as the scapegoats of societies throughout history. Blaming all Jews for allegedly killing Jesus of ...