Warfare
How the Much-Debated Elgin Marbles Ended Up in England
For two centuries, diplomat Thomas Bruce has been held up as a shameless plunderer. The real history is more complicated, argues the author of a new book
Lawrence Brooks, the United States' Oldest Living WWII Veteran, Dies at 112
Brooks was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1940, when he was in his early 30s
The Medieval Queens Whose Daring, Murderous Reigns Were Quickly Forgotten
Over the centuries, Brunhild and Fredegund were dismissed and even parodied. But a new book shows how they outwitted their enemies like few in history
Why Do We Count Down to the New Year?
A historian traces the tradition's links to space travel, the Doomsday Clock and Alfred Hitchcock
Ninety-Nine Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2021
The year's most exciting discoveries include a Viking "piggy bank," a lost Native American settlement and a secret passageway hidden behind a bookshelf
The Story Behind Pearl Harbor's Most Successful Rescue Mission
Eighty years ago, civilian Julio DeCastro and his colleagues at the Hawaii base's naval yard saved 32 sailors trapped inside the U.S.S. "Oklahoma"
Amateur Archaeologist in Switzerland Unearths 2,000-Year-Old Roman Dagger
Lucas Schmid's find led to the discovery of hundreds of other ancient artifacts linked to a 15 B.C.E. battle between imperial and Rhaetian forces
The Many Myths of the Term 'Crusader'
Conceptions of the medieval Crusades tend to lump disparate movements together, ignoring the complexity and diversity of these military campaigns
Israeli Archaeologists Unveil Hellenistic Fortress Destroyed by Jewish Forces in 112 B.C.E.
Hasmonean ruler John Hyrcanus I, a nephew of Maccabean Revolt leader Judah Maccabee, razed the fortified structure during his conquest of Idumea
Julia Kabance, Oldest Known Woman Veteran of World War II, Dies at 111
She was also the oldest living member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
You Could Own a Former Military Town in New Mexico
In its heyday, Fort Wingate housed Buffalo Soldiers, Navajo code talkers and a future general
Why the Smithsonian's Museum of African Art Removed Its Benin Bronzes From View
Displaying the looted artworks does "a huge amount of harm,” says director Ngaire Blankenberg, who has affirmed her commitment to repatriating the objects
WWII Bombing Raid Eerily Preserved This 79-Year-Old Charred Cake
Researchers discovered the blackened hazelnut-and-almond dessert in the ruins of a German house destroyed in March 1942
An Extraordinary 500-Year-Old Shipwreck Is Rewriting the History of the Age of Discovery
In the frigid Baltic Sea, archaeologists probing the surprisingly well-preserved remains of a revolutionary warship are seeing the era in a new way
Colin Powell, First Black Secretary of State, Dies of Covid-19 at 84
The decorated general broke racial barriers in the U.S. military but attracted criticism for his part in paving the way for the Iraq War
Diver Discovers 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword Off Israel's Coast
The four-foot-long weapon is encrusted in marine organisms but otherwise in "perfect condition"
The True History Behind 'The Last Duel'
A new film from Ridley Scott dramatizes the 1386 trial by combat of a medieval man accused of a horrific crime
Underwater Museum Allows Divers to Explore Shipwrecks From the Battle of Gallipoli
A new undersea park in Turkey preserves boats sunk during the 1915–16 World War I campaign
The Surprising Artistic Life of Ancient Sparta
Poets and lyricists populated the Greek civilization
Sparta Was Much More Than an Army of Super Warriors
Fierce? Yes. Tough? You bet. But the true history of the Greek civilization had a lot more nuance
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