From 330 AD, when Constantine the Great proclaimed his new city the capital of the Roman Empire, the emperors ruled from Constantinople until the city...

Renaissance art did not emerge from the protected environment of academic institutions where scholars engaged in polite exchanges of ideas over...

Renaissance art did not emerge from the protected environment of academic institutions where scholars engaged in polite exchanges of ideas over...

Celebrating what started when Faraday found the molecule with no end ......

Celebrating what started when Faraday found the molecule with no end ......

From traditional festivities in the Arctic Circle to blaring techno on the banks of the Seine, our tipsters celebrate midsummer across Europe

From traditional festivities in the Arctic Circle to blaring techno on the banks of the Seine, our tipsters celebrate midsummer across Europe

Fasting on ‘Ekadashi’ was considered a tool to bridge the gaps and rifts between different castes and communities

Fasting on ‘Ekadashi’ was considered a tool to bridge the gaps and rifts between different castes and communities

In the Baltic nations, midsummer celebrations are rooted in pagan traditions around fire and fertility. They are also a good excuse to meet up with...