It has been argued in this column and elsewhere that we are now in a new age of imperial resurgence – what with the force projections abroad of Russia, Iran and Turkey proceeding in tandem with ...

History books are filled with powerful kingdoms that ruled for centuries, building massive cities and changing the world around them. But some of these empires didn’t fade slowly or get conquered in ...

Ancient DNA is spilling more secrets about the Avars, a fearsome people who built a mysterious empire that ruled much of Central and Eastern Europe for 250 years from the mid-sixth century. Primarily ...

From the Minoan royal road to the Ridgeway, ancient roads still exist today showing how past civilizations built networks ...

After hunter-gatherers became farmers and farming gave rise to cities, cities gave rise to empires. They grew through military conquest, were built by slaves and were maintained with brutal violence, ...

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? If you’re in the Empire State, it’s probably a lot. That’s because so many of our cities are named after famous places of classical antiquity. When New ...

Sillysoft Games ( www.sillysoft.net) has released their new strategy game Ancient Empires Lux. It's available now to download for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game lets players take control of the ...

Gather your army for battle once more in this epic sequel to the award-winning Ancient Empires. Control fire-breathing dragons, lethal archers and fearsome wolves as you fight to defend your kingdom - ...

From ritual parades to blood-soaked duels, explore a single day in the life (and death) of the most brutal entertainment in ...