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 ...

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 ...

Sarah Gristwood’s sweeping survey of the careers of numerous royal women in 16th-century Europe amply justifies the nod to Game of Thrones in the title: it features enough dynastic conflict, violence ...