Parmigianino painted St. Jerome asleep on the ground in his 16th-century altarpiece—a choice that's still puzzling experts ...

Parmigianino painted St. Jerome asleep on the ground in his 16th-century altarpiece—a choice that's still puzzling experts five centuries later ...

The origins of the Pozzo di San Patrizio -- a historic structure in central Italy -- have been well-documented but online ...

The Mercator Projection, Ptolemy’s ‘Geographia’, the Fra Mauro Map, and even Google Maps have all shaped how we experience ...

History nerd? Got maps on your wall? The Map Myths website allows you to explore the mythical places on ancient maps.

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Security personnel deployed to maintain law and order, a day after clashes between police and protesters opposing the survey of the Jama Masjid, in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. (PTI) The Sunday ...

A map published by the European Commission’s Maritime Spatial Planning Platform (European MSP Platform) has sparked controversy in Ankara. The map depicts Greece’s maritime jurisdictional areas, ...

About 300 policy analysts, politicians and defence officials from 60 countries are participating in the 16th annual gathering in the Nova Scotia capital. Ottawa would have to double military spending ...

Some European nations have close cultural and economic ties to Russia, which usually keeps them out of NATO. Examples include countries like Armenia and Belarus, parts of the former Soviet Union.

Ronaldo overtook Ferenc Puskás's European record of 84 national-team goals while starring for Portugal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He achieved his century with a free-kick against Sweden in Solna ...

Findings suggest that European aristocracy used embalming techniques in the 16th and 17th centuries ... conducted in Marseille during the 18th century. Cases of embalming among multiple ...