History

If you fell ill in ancient Greece, your experience would be a strange mix of the spiritual and the scientific.

Sparta the name alone evokes images of unmatched discipline and military prowess.

Herodotus, the fifth-century BC Greek writer, is hailed as 'The Father of History'.

The ancient Egyptians believed that the body was essential for the soul's journey into the afterlife.

When you think of gods, you might imagine perfect, all-knowing beings.

A giant wooden horse, a ten-year siege, and a war sparked by the abduction of the world's most beautiful woman.

We celebrate ancient Athens as the birthplace of democracy, a revolutionary system that gave power to the people.

Cleopatra.

In the world of ancient Greece, a cradle of philosophy and democracy, a dark reality existed for a huge portion of the population: slavery.

Alexander the Great.

For centuries, the Greek phalanx was the most feared military formation in the ancient world—a seemingly unstoppable hedgehog of spears.

When you think of ancient Greece, you might picture a world dominated entirely by men.

For the ancient Egyptians, death was not an end but the beginning of a perilous journey.

When you hear the name Tutankhamun, you probably think of a golden death mask and whispers of a deadly curse.

Have you ever wondered what life was like beyond the shimmering gold masks and towering pyramids?

History isn't just a collection of old stories; it's a calendar of key moments that shaped our world.

When you think of the US Navy in World War II, you might picture massive aircraft carriers or battleships.

In the autumn of 1915, the British Army launched its largest offensive to date on the Western Front: the Battle of Loos.

You might think of World War I as years of static trench warfare, but it didn't start that way.

The Vietnam War was fought on many fronts, but one of the most shadowy and controversial was the battle for intelligence and control.

While massive armies clashed in Burma, a different kind of war was being fought in the shadows.

Often called the 'Forgotten Army,' the British Fourteenth Army's campaign in Burma during World War II was one of the most grueling and remarkable victories of the entire war.

He was known as the 'Merchant of Death,' a man who fueled conflicts across the globe.

A single photograph can tell a story more powerfully than a thousand words, especially in the context of war.

To understand the current turmoil in Yemen, you have to look at the city of Aden.

Retired Australian Army Major General Mick Ryan has offered a powerful metaphor for Ukraine's innovative defense: the spiderweb.

Can you imagine living just a few miles from your enemy, on the permanent frontline of a war that never officially ended?

You know Theodore Roosevelt as a larger-than-life President, but did you know his greatest military honor was awarded posthumously, over a century after his heroic actions?

Have you ever wondered if a single battle could change the future of warfare?

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