It's not too often that a rare tiara comes out of the woodwork, with royals like Princess Kate often relying on favorite ...
Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...
Archaeologists have uncovered one of Pompeii’s largest and most elaborate private bathhouses. Complete with mosaic floors, ...
Queen Mary of Denmark dazzles at a Finnish state banquet by unveiling a 200-year-old tiara adorned with rare gemstones from ...
The Danish court confirmed the tiara had been locked away in the royal vault for 140 years, with Queen Mary's outing marking ...
Who needs a plate if you have a pie? This versatile pastry has accommodated fruit, meat and fish throughout the centuries and ...
It happened to Hans Steininger, a 16th-century Austrian mayor famous for having a long beard. His beard was so long, in fact, ...
In Jesus’ time, tax collectors were considered by the Jews as enemies of the people because they collaborated with their Roman conquerors. Tax collectors would also steal from their countrymen by ...