On 30 October 2025, a cross was set on the spire of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí’s masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia cathedral of Barcelona, turning it into the world’s tallest church – a title previ

The natural disaster that resulted in the prominent ancient Greek city of Helike being lost for centuries

This column is condensed from a stiffer academic one (Byzantion 51, 1981, pp8-21) intended to amplify and correct a paper on the same subject by Constance Head (Byzantion 50, 1980, pp336-40). Alongsid

Woman&home columnist Kathy Lette finds a new perspective on the ancient while cruising through the Mediterranean

Strange phenomena have always drawn crowds and history is replete with miracles that have been witnessed by many people

ENGINEERING THE END OF MEDIEVAL WARFARE