Robin Waterfield’s new translation of Thucydides’ “The History of the Peloponnesian War” offers clarity but little ...

Small European states now seek protection through deeper EU ties amid growing global power rivalries. The latest example is ...

Socrates is the most important exponent of Western philosophy, his ideas forming a continuum from Ancient Greece to today's ...

Ed Root was excited. A past president of the Civil War Roundtable of Eastern Pennsylvania, a local group of war-between-the-states history enthusiasts, he had just heard that the man who owned a sword ...

The €10,000 prize, awarded annually since 1976, celebrates an outstanding body of work by an emerging Irish writer under 40 ...

Petroleum is the fossil remnant of extremely ancient forests. Its discovery in mid-19th century sparked the rapid industrialization of Western Europe, ...

The €10,000 Rooney Prize, administered by the Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre for Creative Writing in the School of English, ...

This costly conflict spanned generations—and its brutal legacy endures. But why did the bloodshed go on for so long?

During the Battle of Himera (480 BC), ancient Greek forces defeated Carthage, ensuring their dominance in the Mediterranean.

AIKEN — During the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Southeast Asia was the site of the longest armed conflict in the history of the American military. USC Aiken is documenting the experiences of some of those ...

In the 13th century, England was marred by internal strife known as the Second Barons' War (1264–1267). This civil conflict ...