The ancient Greek thinker Anaximander lent his prodigious talents to pre-Socratic Greek philosophy, geography, geometry, and cosmology.

The sun rises behind the Ara Pacis Mundi in Medea, Italy, on Nov. 5, 2024. Its name translates to Altar of World Peace.

A London exhibition shows how the three painters circled one another as rivals and role models in 16th-century Florence.

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Discover the vibrant and diverse cities in Asia. Explore the rich history, traditions, and cuisines of this ancient land of ...

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The Urals stretch about 2,500 kilometers. They include icy tundra in the north and forests in the south. It is one of the world’s longest mountain ranges.

Think you can do better than the real-world city planners of yore? This Real World Cities Maps collection lets you try your hand at redesigning one of hundreds of real cities, from Ancona ...

The Persian polymath Al-Biruni further enhanced this knowledge, mapping cities and exploring the very geology ... held in a fragile balance with the Marathas for many years. Southeast Asia on a ...

Europe boasts the two closest capital cities, Vienna and Bratislava, which are a mere 31 miles apart. The Austrian capital, Vienna, is renowned for its stunning Schönbrunn Palace, the historic ...

One of the cities - Tugunbulak, a metropolis spanning at least 120 hectares - sat more than 2,000m (6,600 ft) above sea level. "The history of Central Asia is now changing with this finding," said ...