Fast-forward two millennia and the paintwork has long since faded, giving rise to a range of colourless copycats that would ...

As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology ...

From San Francisco's Polk Street in 1971 to prime-time TV, Bebe was not just a mall brand. It shaped trends, defied critics and left a lasting mark on fashion.

In his new book Nalanda, breathtaking in its sweep and lyrical in its glory, the poet-diplomat Abhay K unearths with tender ...

Today, this old flag has been revived by Sunni Islamists who have seized control in Damascus. Coffin draped by Syrian national flagiStock Behind this return to an earlier emblem lies a dual ...

While many of the unusual pets on our list may be counted as yet another eccentricity, collections of exotic pets also served as emblems of their ... former was 15 years old.

Retro games may not have the same graphics or quality-of-life features as modern titles, but it’s hard to beat some of the old gems when ... grim setting of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, you ...

With dreamlike imagery and bold patterns, contemporary Iranian artists have reinterpreted the Persian miniature tradition.

The pontoon bridges were first used in 480 BC by Persian king Xerxes I during his invasion of Greece. These bridges were also used by the Zhou dynasty in China during the 11th century BC.

Following its discovery in a farm field in northern Poland, a chunk of engraved brass has been confirmed by historians and ...