From the ancient world to the dawn of modernity, empires have held control for much of human history. And while empires don’t ...

Turkey’s history is rich, complex, and spans thousands of years, bridging continents and cultures. In this concise 10-minute video, we take you on a whirlwind journey through the major events and ...

(These are the 50 most powerful leaders of all time.) This list includes some of the most famous empires in human history – the Roman, the Ottoman, the Byzantine, and the British among them.

Aleppo and Edinburgh became unlikely partners, connecting worlds through trade, science and the exchange of ideas ...

The caliphate’s reach extended from the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Indus River in the east, making it one of the largest empires in history. Damascus, as the capital, was a melting pot ...

"You could also call it the first world war, really, because it engaged … very large international empires," says Mara Kozelsky, a history professor at the University of South Alabama.