The history of Rome is one of the most fascinating stories of power, innovation, and transformation. From its humble ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

Ancient Iran was home to numerous exceptionally powerful kings throughout history. This was particularly so in the era of the ...

The current crisis between Israel and Iran, as well as the involvement of the United States of America, has proved once more that in international power ...

These three key religious texts all offer justifications for defensive wars. But they also stress the importance of peace.

“Let not the one who girds on his armor boast like the one who takes it off” ( 1 Kings 20:11 ) ...

At its core, the demonization of Israel is not about borders, settlements, or even Palestinians. It is about Jews. The ...

American foreign policy in West Asia is a textbook example of adolescent overreach: short attention spans, cyclical memory, a belief in shortcuts to regime change, and an almost allergic reaction to ...

Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war?Authors ...

The towering Greek philosopher and poet Homer described olive oil as “liquid gold” and the Greek tragedian extraordinaire Sophocles called olives “our sweet silvered wet nurse”. Olive oil is the oil ...

In the early 20th century, architects turned to a newly discovered past to craft novel visions of the future: the ancient history of Mesopotamia. Eva Miller traces how both the mythology of Babel and ...