He was murdered in 217 while among his most trusted soldiers, campaigning in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. According to Beard, “he's assassinated while he's having a pee on the road.” ...

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When historian Erika Graham-Goering checked the number of women who were in power worldwide five years ago, she was surprised ...

A local official said that during the conflict an Israeli airstrike landed "dangerously close" to Baalbek's UNESCO-listed ...

It's another epic episode of the Empire Podcast this week, folks, as a smorgasbord of stars join us on the pod — all of whom shared the unique privilege of Chris Hewitt's company in person for ...

The former three-term New York governor has not formally jumped Into the race, but his rightward shift and pitch to Jews is ...