A rare tapestry not seen in public in more than a century has gone on show at Blenheim Palace, the 18th-century stately home ...

One of the most legendary battles of the ancient world, the Battle of Marathon marked a turning point in the Greco-Persian Wars. In this video, I break down how a vastly outnumbered Athenian force ...

Indeed, at the real battle, there weren’t rhinoceroses or elephants in the Persian army. Their king, Xerxes, was bearded and sat on a throne high above the battle; he wasn’t, as in the movie ...