In 542 AD, during the Gothic War—a conflict sparked by Emperor Justinian’s ambition to restore Roman rule in the West—Eastern ...

No one wants to get pelted by a rock, much less one inscribed with an infuriating taunt. Nevertheless, the unwanted projectiles have brained unfortunate targets for thousands of years. And near the ...

Before Pompeii was engulfed in volcanic ash, its walls may have been battered by an ancient "machine gun" while the city was under siege. A study has uncovered compelling evidence that Roman forces ...

Long before Pompeii was covered in ash and pumice during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, the people of the doomed ...

New research suggests that the Romans may have used an ancient machine gun-like weapon, the polybolos, during the Siege of ...

Amy Madigan's win for Weapons marks the first time since Ruth Gordon in Rosemary’s Baby that a Best Supporting Actress winner came from a horror film.

People in North America adopted the bow and arrow as replacement weapons for the dart and atlatl about 1,400 years ago, according to a new paper published in the journal PNAS Nexus. But the adoption ...

Christian communities are opposing Lebanon’s involvement in the conflict while weighing whether Hezbollah’s weakening could ...

Archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old temple in Denmark at Hedegård, revealing insights into a mysterious Iron Age power center with luxury goods and Roman connections.

Ukrainian president’s visit coincides with deadline for Roman Abramovich over proceeds from £2.5bn Chelsea sale ...

Members of the Annunciation Catholic Church and School community have been trying to convince Minnesota lawmakers to enact gun reform legislation since last year’s deadly mass shooting, including the ...

Zelensky says Washington had proposed hosting a meeting but Moscow refused to send a delegation to take the talks forward ...