Ancient Nubian civilizations practiced something that might shock modern sensibilities - they tattooed the faces of infants and toddlers as young as seven months old. A new study using advanced ...

Money has shaped civilizations for centuries, but in Medieval Europe, it didn’t work the way we think today. The rise of ...

Creative Assmebly had a live stream, discussing pre-production of Medieval 3 and the depth it wants to add to regions, ...

As the subway line continues onward past the Colosseum, it will run underneath more of the world’s most important cultural ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

When Civilization 7 launched, its biggest competitors in the genre perhaps were Civ 6, Civ 5, and even Civ 4. We have had other efforts from elsewhere, but if you want to play a game that’s better ...

Civilization 7 developer Firaxis is playtesting a way for players to essentially bypass the game's biggest, and most controversial, new feature: the updated Ages system. In a Steam update detailing ...

Geography, demographics, religion, technology, and a state’s institutions determined why certain states exercised power and how different regions developed the way that they did. This piece is the ...

Long before modern science, sharks lived in the imaginations and fears of ancient civilizations. This deep dive explores how these mysterious creatures appeared in myths, artwork, and folklore from ...

This piece is part of a series of articles covering the medieval and early modern great powers of each of Asia’s regions: East Asia, Central and North Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Asia ...

The feeling will be familiar to many who have visited the great cities of history: I had come to Athens for the first time and made a pilgrimage to its democratic Assembly, Plato's Academy, and ...