In 1761, Phillis Wheatley came to America on a slave ship, but soon became its first African-American poet with knowledge of ...
The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...
The ancient Egyptians and modern Egyptians alike sometimes name their newborns after festivals or even the day they were born ...
Still, the fancy persists, implanted like a microchip, ever since Erich von Däniken’s 1968 best-seller, “Chariots of the Gods ...
Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has urged Nigerians  to rediscover the Bible as ...
Sudan civil war reportedly kills 150,000 people and displaces 13 million as Christians face daily terror. Government forces ...
An Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission announced in Luxor on Saturday that they have uncovered an ancient "sacred lake" ...
1. The robe worn by ministers, priests, the Pope, and Jesus, Moses – These garments are worn by men in the Middle East as ...
In Britain, lightning causes an average of two deaths a year; in South Africa, it can be well over 200. Near Pretoria over ...
During the second half of January, there will be lots of classic and new performing arts shows and museum exhibitions ...
The existential question of which countries are the oldest has long intrigued historians, and for good reason. However, defining what makes a country "old" is challenging, as it depends on historical ...