For almost 500 years, the Parthian Empire controlled one of the world’s most important cultural and trade routes, stretching ...

Tunisia is home to some of the most significant Roman and Punic ruins in North Africa: Dougga is considered the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa. It features a mix of Punic, Numidian, ...

A little-known empress from the early to mid-17th century was the Infanta Maria Anna of Spain. Not only was she married to an ...

The shows we enjoy over the festive season combine music, slapstick comedy, plenty of one-liners, dance, and audience ...

English Heritage has admitted it got it wrong when it shared false claims that the date of Christmas is derived from a pagan ...

Susan Boynton looks at this, along with bibliophilia, libraries, and the study of medieval liturgy in her new book.

Discover the real reasons why Christmas is celebrated on December 25th. Learn about the Roman winter celebrations, the ...

Although the scene is already a first-rate subversion played for laughs, the scene has impressive historical precedence. In ...

I decided to embark on a perilous mission: watching every new made-for-TV movie — all 24 of them — in the Hallmark Channel's ...

Arts, entertainment, film, festivals and more events happening this week in the greater Capital Region from Thursday, Dec. 25 ...

Letter: We look back some 2,000 years to the birth of the child Jesus, who later declared he was the son of God.

This Christmas is more special than any I have experienced before, as if heralding a renaissance of all that is right with ...