The expansion of the Roman empire to Greece 2,100 years ago coincided with a rise in lead pollution as a by-product of an increased demand for metals, according to some of the earliest traces of of ...

Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals of the ancient world. By the age of 32 he had conquered a massive ...

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The ...

The Balkan Wars (1912-1913) proved that the Megali Idea—the nationalist concept and goal to expand the Greek state to include ...

Surinam Airways is the flag carrier of the South American nation of Suriname (although it is culturally associated with the ...

We were quite close and joked around with each other quite freely. I remember one of my taunts was that Israel was able to beat a coalition of Arab armies in just six days back in 1967, and this was ...

Europe's most underrated country is as pretty as Croatia or Greece but without the tourists and has the added benefit of having incredibly cheap wine on offer.

American society throws up niche subcultures all over the place. There’s a small group of people that specialise in making cakes that look like everyday objects, and from such a group has ...