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It doesn’t get cosier than winter in the twinkly Hungarian capital

How the Red Army pushed back German forces and what they discovered in their wake as WWII turned

324 CE CONSTANTINOPLE FOUNDED Constantine selects Byzantium as ...

I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w

Netanyahu’s onslaught against Gaza has been genocidal, but Israelis refuse to see it. This has historical parallels—and roots in Israel’s foundation, writes Omer Bartov In June 2024, I visited Israel

Discover the sites that have stood the test of time during the ancient city’s long, turbulent history