From a Mediterranean shipwreck to a mosaic on display in Washington DC, these are the discoveries that made scholars of the ...

Yet The War of the Rohirrim is no Helm's Deep retread. It's a brutal, lengthy siege that pushes everyone involved to new, desperate limits. Helm Hammerhand in "The Lord of the Rings: The War of ...

In the mid 1260s England was divided by civil war. Henry III, who had been on the throne since 1216, was at loggerheads with some of his leading nobles, who wanted to reform how the king governed.

Dur-Sharrukin, meaning "Fortress of Sargon," was built by Sargon II, naming it after himself, to serve as the new capital of the Assyrian Empire around 700 BCE. The settlement is located at the ...

Jesus turning to them said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the ...

The Greeks first appeared in Syria in the 7th century BC. At the time, it was called Assyria, a kingdom covering a land that stretched from parts of modern-day Iraq and Turkey reaching part of Egypt.

Researchers have revealed the secrets of the long-forgotten ancient Assyrian capital of Dur-Sharrukin in modern-day Khorsabad, Iraq. Credits: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0, via ...

Rainbow Six Siege was originally a tricky proposition. Between Battlefield, Call of Duty, and Counter-Strike, back in 2015, it felt like online shooters were driven more by outright aggression and ...

Rainbow Six Siege has unveiled the arrival of the first Siege Cup accessible to all players, which will be played on December 13. For those unaware, the Siege Cup offers a competitive experience to ...

With Syrian rebels edging ever closer to the capital Damascus, President Bashar al-Assad is making a last-ditch attempt to remain in power, including indirect diplomatic overtures to the United ...

(Bloomberg) -- With Syrian rebels edging ever-closer to the capital, President Bashar Al-Assad is making a last-ditch attempt to remain in power, including indirect diplomatic overtures to the US ...