Clitunno plain, Trevi rewards visitors with art, medieval streets, and its famed moraiolo olive oil within easy reach of ...

Money has shaped civilizations for centuries, but in Medieval Europe, it didn’t work the way we think today. The rise of banking, trade credit, and money changers transformed the economy from a simple ...

Western Europe is a living museum, where cobblestone streets, soaring cathedrals, and ancient ruins tell stories that stretch ...

Battles over Columbus Day aren’t really about Christopher Columbus at all — they’re about whether America should exist.

Battles over Columbus Day aren’t really about Christopher Columbus at all—they’re about whether America should exist.

Battles over Columbus Day aren't really about Christopher Columbus at all -- they're about whether America should exist.

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 ...

Moses Maimonides (1138-1204), one of the most significant intellectual figures of the medieval period,worked as a physician, thought like a scientist, and served as a leader of the Jewish community in ...

Human civilizations have appeared, flourished, and altered the world forever. Long before the modern nations that have become commonplace or global cities, there were ancient civilizations that shaped ...