Built on a limestone foundation, Valletta housed defense systems in deep tunnels during WWII that saved Malta and Allied ...

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

Theodoros Kolokotronis is undoubtedly the ultimate symbol of the Greek War of Independence, which took place from 1821 to 1830.

The Ottoman Empire arose from the ashes of Byzantine Europe ... Following defeat in World War I, it was formally abolished in 1922. More than a dozen independent countries emerged from territories ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian Peninsula during the Ottoman Empire and then a national ...

This is a review of an exceptional photo book, Images of Palestine. The book is a collection of photographs that spans nearly ...

By asserting itself as the successor to the Ottoman Empire, Turkey is reshaping the regional order established after World War I. This shift weakens the legacy of Arab nationalism and offers a ...

NARA--Artifacts recovered from an Ottoman Empire frigate that sank off Japan’s Kii Peninsula in the Meiji Era (1868-1912) were at risk of disintegrating until researchers hit upon the idea of ...

World War I involved 32 nations from 1914 to 1919 ... and Yugoslavia. When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, Turkey was established. The German Empire became Germany, and Germany lost substantial ...