These Italian towns and cities combine affordability, healthcare access, and lifestyle perks that retirees value most.

Ciara Farrell, a Kennel Club Historian, tells Country Living: "Dog ‘breeds’, as we know them today, are a fairly modern ...

More than 160 cremation graves were discovered at the ancient site of Olbia, which began as a fortified Greek settlement around 350 B.C. in what is now the south of France. The ge ...

When his lecture ended, I turned to my friend beside me and whispered, ” I need to give that pot back.” My brother still ...

There is a problem we share with Cicero’s Rome. We have allowed many of our political institutions to become enfeebled, and we have become afraid.

Hygieia was a prominent figure in both ancient Greek and Roman mythology—she was the daughter of Asclepius, the god of medicine. Hygieia (from whose name we get the word ‘hygiene’) was known as the ...

From prehistoric burials to overcrowded Victorian churchyards, this is what our treatment of the dead throughout history says about the living ...

As we come to the end of October and the beginning of November, the calendar is awash with reminders of our ancestors.

Halloween is an annual holiday, celebrated each year on October 31, that has roots in age-old European traditions. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light ...

Halloween comes every year with treats, spookiness and costumes. But why do we celebrate it on Oct. 31? And what does Samhain ...

History doesn’t have to be a dusty museum or a long list of dates, it can be a thrilling adventure that families actually ...

After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal. The museum, which is set to officially open ...