For nearly a thousand years from about 600 BCE onwards, travellers and pilgrims came from all over the Mediterranean world to the remote, windswept island of Samothrace to be initiated into the mystery cult of the Great gods.

Together with Western Europe at the beginning of the 1st millenium AD, Anatolia and Central Asia emerged from a period …

For some 2,000 years, the ancient Lycian people controlled a huge area along a 1,000 km stretch of the southwestern coast of Asia Minor. Explore the fascinating history of their culture.

The tranquil atmosphere of the small Adriatic city of Ravenna as it appears today belies its important role during one of Western history’s principal watersheds: the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West.

By Em. Prof. Bernard Hoffert One of the most fascinating aspects of Venice is its rich craft tradition. The glories …