In addition to the inscription, several important artifacts were uncovered. These include coins from the reign of Ottoman Sultan Murad I and fragments of pottery. The finds indicate that the hammam ...

While excavating Visegrád Citadel, a 13th-century fortress north of Budapest, Hungary, that was once a royal residence, ...

Then begin strolling the city streets, where you'll find shops, inns, bars and restaurants housed in the same thick stone of the 14th century ... onlookers of the Ottoman Empire's vast dominion ...

By the 7th century, Venetian settlers recognized Byzantine authority in exchange for protection and securing vital trade access. Historian John Julius Norwich emphasized the Byzantine’s role in ...

The first English-language opera about Herzl, “State of the Jews,” premiered at the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center last ...

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It's a genre of traditional folk music which dates back to the 16th-century Ottoman Empire. For the musicians who perform the mostly sad love songs also known as the "Balkan Blues," it is a ...

The hotel dated to the 14th century ... Dandolo family as valiant figures amid the Ottoman-Venetian wars, a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice that lasted ...

Pump Park Vintage Photography/Alamy In the early 19th century, Japan was a feudal ... be occupied by an emperor again. The Russian Empire was proclaimed in 1721 by Peter the Great, the tsar who ...

Until her death 85 years ago on January 13, 1940, Matilda was the last surviving passenger on the last-ever slave ship bound ...