Dying by the sword in a lost battle was unpleasant for an ancient king, but at least it was understandable. Far worse was surviving your own defeat only to ...

Several centuries before the supposed Trojan War, the Minoan palaces of Crete were flourishing, ships connected the island with the wider Eastern ...

When people think of Slavic paganism, names such as Perun, Veles, or the mysterious Mokosh usually come to mind. The internet is filled with colorful diagrams ...

The vast steppes of the Northern Black Sea region continue to yield discoveries capable of reshaping our understanding of the ancient world. One of the most ...

The release of the first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey has once again brought renewed attention to one of the most famous ...

The history of the ancient Slavs is one of the strangest mysteries of Europe. A vast people who would later settle territories stretching from the Baltic to ...

Today, few people remember Zoroastrianism. For most, it is either vaguely associated with “fire worshippers” or with ancient Persia. Yet there was a time when ...

In the history of Ancient Rome, there were many great commanders. Julius Caesar conquered Gaul. Scipio Africanus destroyed Carthage. Augustus transformed the ...

The Middle Ages were an era in which security was worth more than gold. Kingdoms collapsed within a single generation, kings died in civil wars, nomadic armies ...

The Riders Who Came Out of the Eurasian Steppe When people speak about the peoples who shaped Europe, the same names usually appear: Romans, Franks, Vikings, ...