The East after the disintegration of the Mongol Empire. Credit: Rowanwindwhistler / Wikimedia Commons ... First Mongol incursions in the Levant, in 1260. Credit: Map Master / Rowanwindwhistler / ...

The trail’s 215 miles connect ancient road networks with modern hiking paths, tracing rivers, twisting up gorges and traversing the ruins of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine cities. Map ...

The Japanese gameplay in the Age of Empires installment follows the principles of its original era, where a Daimyo's ...

Credit: Carole Raddato / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons Medieval Cyprus: Crusaders, Commerce, and Competing Powers Despite the fragmentation of the Roman Empire, Cyprus remained a part of the ...

In 944, Sayf al-Dawla established himself as the head of the independent Hamdanid Emirate of Aleppo. Sayf’s rule over his ...

Then I entered an entirely new and exotic realm — the eastern Roman Empire, a dominion that survived the fall of Rome in 476 by almost a thousand years. The Byzantine Empire lasted until 1453 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The labeling of the western section of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) as the “West Philippine Sea” on Google Maps affirms that it is part of the country’s ...

According to a passenger who shared a photo on Instagram, the cities of Dnipro (formerly Dnepropetrovsk) and Donetsk appeared under Russian territory on the airline's digital map. The labeling is ...

The Byzantine Empire is known worldwide for many things ... He spent part of his childhood in captivity before escaping to Byzantine territory. Despite his lack of formal education, Basil developed ...