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

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

While ancient Greece is one of the best known cultures of antiquity, there are no surviving historical narratives covering ...

A map of the night sky created by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus was recently discovered at St. Catherine Monastery ...

Most of the cities along Route 25 in Europe by Rail have developed through sea trade or their links with the sea, although ...

The Royal Academy’s exhibition on Florence does exactly that, exploring the city through the seminal works of art that were made, commissioned or displayed at the high point of the Italian Renaissance ...

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

Not so long ago, when exchange rates were more favourable and certain parts of Europe remained largely undiscovered ... Zaragoza, Spain’s fifth largest city, is located in the north-east of ...

Major cities in the Middle East and Southeast Asia will suffer the brunt of this ... Capitalising on Europe’s wind power potential is identified as a strong way to improve its energy outlook.

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.

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 ...