For leaders who built empires throughout history, The Aeneid has been a blueprint for how to take over land that belongs to ...

Archaeologists say they've found "the very first material evidence of the very first empire in the world" in 4,000-year-old ...

In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, ...

Roosevelt was determined to ensure that the war’s end also heralded the end of the British Empire. Roosevelt’s concern was that empires create their own imperatives and are incompatible with peace and ...

Long before the rise of Adolf Hitler’s blood-soaked Nazi Party to power, the Germans had long fantasized about building a world-class navy to rival that of the mighty British Empire. Already the ...

The most dazzling oligarch in the world, 260 years ago, was probably Clive Of India, the spectacularly daring but grasping ...

Criterion (iii): The city and the port of Liverpool are an exceptional testimony to the development of maritime mercantile culture in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, contributing to the ...

Istanbul is one of the world's biggest cities, growing larger still every year. Its rapid expansion is putting enormous stress on its water supplies.

With its proliferation of Irish pubs, massive parade and festive spirit, New York City topped two recent studies as the best destination in America to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

Gordon Ramsay has been tipped to give the Great British Bake Off a run for it's money with a brand new show called Next Level ...

This month marks 80 years since Singapore, a British colony with significant strategic importance was invaded and subsequently captured by the Empire of ... slave labor in building the infamous ...