In an earlier article we explored the origin of the French dish Chicken à la Marengo which was named, according to a popular myth, after...

In warfare, throwing weapons at your enemies has a very long history indeed. In its simplest form, rocks could be hand-thrown by early...

In the first year of the 20th century Queen Victoria’s 64 year reign came to an end with her death on January 22nd, 1901. She was...

Origins It is stated [1] that some scholars [2] believe the first true stirrups were conceived in Central Asia during the first century...

'The 300 Spartans' is a 1962 film retelling the story of the Battle of Thermopylae (Greek: Μάχη τῶν Θερμοπυλῶν, Máchē tōn Thermopylōn)...