near Asia Minor, since the 3rd millennium B.C. The remains of Pythagoreion, an ancient fortified port with Greek and Roman monuments and a spectacular tunnel-aqueduct, as well as the Heraion, temple ...

Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple complex, burning down two buildings that had been designated ...

The so-called Ionian Revolt was the beginning of a series of events and war reprisals between Ancient Greeks and Persians.

Believed to be over 1,200 years old, the Kedarnath temple’s true origins remain uncertain. Ancient texts hint at its construction, but no definitive records confirm when or how this Himalayan ...

A heavy bell that once hung on an ancient wooden structure nearby sat cracked on top of the debris. “We will do our best to restore the function of the temple,” monk Joung-ou vowed.

SEOUL—Raging wildfires have killed dozens of people, destroyed centuries-old temples and displaced tens of thousands from their homes in South Korea’s southeast. The fires, which have ravaged ...