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Professor David Abulafia, the historian, who has died aged 76, made his name as a revisionary biographer of the Holy Roman ...

Death arrives on a day just like any other, often rudely unheralded. We all know that, but it never ceases to shock. So it was with news that David Abulafia had died on Saturday night. Notwithstanding ...

The FIU in Genoa program has been welcoming students for 20 years. An undergrad shares what it meant to live and learn in a ...

Before the Punic Wars, as Rome and Carthage edged towards conflict in the third century BC, the balance of power in the ...

In a discovery that has captured the imagination of historians and travelers alike, archaeologists unearthed a 7,000-year-old ...

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Cova de les Morretes has officially become a seaside museum following the recent installation of interpretative panels.

From Texas French Bread to Upper Crust, explore the histories of four beloved Austin bakeries and the buildings and people behind them.

In college, Cameron Mofid set out on a mission to visit every country — not just as a travel goal, but as a way to confront ...

Real peace is never made with active enemies who believe they can wait out their opponents; it is made only with former ...

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