Today, Greece’s landscapes are universally known; the immaculate white houses with their blue roofs are even one of the main ...

Bats are unique animals. As the only mammal capable of flight, they also have the particularity of sleeping upside down.

Opposing Egypt and Syria against Israel, the Yom Kippur War is remembered for its swiftness—it lasted only 18 days. It is ...

Today, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have (almost) all vanished, leaving behind only stories and fragments of their ...

Nuclear cultural impacts can be analyzed through the nuclear allegory of Godzilla, Cold War literature, the dystopia of the ...

Like the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games are held every four years. But when and how were these games—bringing together ...

Titian was an immensely successful artist during his lifetime, painting for Italian and international princes and kings. His ...

Why are these muscular, athletic men—with angelic faces and broad chests—depicted with a phallus that seems ...

Who knows? The illustrious ancient city, renowned for its refinement, was in fact the result of the genius of several peoples—including barbarians—who contributed to its splendor before Rome took ...

Alongside his career as a painter, Vermeer also took up one of his late father’s trades and became an art dealer. His reputation peaked in 1662 when he was appointed head of the Guild of Saint Luke, a ...