Houston's holiday season will have a distinctly Roman feeling this year, as the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is bringing the ...

Spain is famous for its sun-soaked beaches, Moorish architecture, and Gothic cathedrals, but its roots stretch even deeper.

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It was built by the Yongle emperor, the third Ming ruler (r. 1403-1424). He declared himself emperor and consolidated his power in Beijing, moving the capital some 620 miles from Nanjing in 1403.

Benevento sits in Campania with a population just over 60,000. The city is perched on rolling hills inland from the ...

My previous column raised, and rebutted, arguments for the theory that Jesus was a myth created by early Christians and not a ...

A theophoric name embeds the word “God” or one of God’s names in a person’s name. For example, the name Christian contains ...