Archaeologists in Hungary have uncovered a 1,300-year-old warrior’s tomb containing one of only about 80 known Avar sabers, a ...

Alcohol was more than a pastime in the Middle Ages — it was a necessity, a social glue, and sometimes the only safe thing to ...

Long before firearms or modern justice systems, several Asian and Middle Eastern empires used trained elephants as instruments of execution. These massive animals were taught not only to crush ...