The Wars of Alexander's successors, were a series of conflicts that erupted among the generals of Alexander the Great.

The most famous, and the one recommended to all O’Briens for a visit, is Bunratty Castle, an O’Brien stronghold from 1353 ...

This weekend, the Philadelphia Orchestra premieres a piece by composer Gabriela Lena Frank. “Picaflor: A Future Myth” is based on the mythology of the Incan people from the Andes region of South ...

The great Siobhan Finneran (from Alma’s Not Normal and, more pertinently here, Happy Valley) stars as DI Liz Nyles, a police ...

The Irish Times assembled a panel of 60 experts – authors, critics, academics, festival curators, booksellers and journalists ...

One museum visitor in Edinburgh was horrified to see stolen body parts belonging to his 19th century ancestors on display ...

Scientists at the University of Reading found that jaw movement disrupts the nerve signals responsible for mentally “practicing” a song. So, next time you’re stuck with an annoying tune, try chewing ...

Thompson has played bagpipes since he was 13 in 1963, when he learned from an Scottish octogenarian coal miner who served ...

Often spun from English folklore or French literature, swashbuckler movies usually entail valiant rogues who don't hide from ...

The Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs Exhibition opened in Tokyo last week following the success of its US and European tours, reports Nevine El-Aref ...

A look at the curved oval iconic representation of Shiva Lingam placed on a globular base which is found in the Sanctum Sanctorum Garbhagraha of all Shiva temples has given rise to diverse explanation ...

After nearly 50 years of arbitrary detention, Native American activist Leonard Peltier was finally able to return home on ...