A 12th-century sword spotted jutting out of the seabed in Israel was designed for one-handed combat during the Crusades.

Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics.

The Ionian League, was a confederation of twelve Ionian Greek city-states located along the coast of Asia Minor.

[That] year Sigehelm and Athelstan took to Rome – and also to India to [the shrines of] St Thomas and St Bartholomew – the alms which King Alfred had vowed to send there when they besieged the raiding ...