Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, who defeated the Aztec Empire and colonized large parts of Mexico, dies of pleurisy. 1697: ...

In 1177BC, Amurapi, the last king of Ugarit in modern-day Syria, wrote in cuneiform on baked clay to the Hittite emperor ...

A turquoise-encrusted mask of Xiuhtecuhtli, Aztec fire god, symbolises renewal and is showcased at the British Museum.

In the southern Arizona desert, a fragment of forgotten history has emerged from the dust: a bronze cannon, silent for nearly ...

You'll find Irish backgrounds in many parts of Mexican life, from the Wexfordman who inspired Zorro to the artist Juan ...

Aquileia, a small town in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in northeastern Italy, is now a modest place with barely 3,000 ...

Location: Peru Greatest Contributions: Machu Picchu, terrace farming Must-See Relics: Ollantaytambo, the Sacred Valley The ancient Olmec Empire dominated Mexico and Central America, dating as far back ...

A class of Fayette Elementary fifth-graders brought history to life Wednesday through a series of short plays about early ...

The mysterious Aztec "death whistles" have fascinated researchers with their eerie, terrifying effect they have on the ...

After a spectacular kill in Munich, international assassin The Jackal (Eddie Redmayne) is contracted to off a messianic tech billionaire (Khalid Abdalla). Meanwhile, MI6 operative Bianca Pullman ...

New research has revealed that remains 42 children, unearthed at Templo Mayor, were linked to a severe drought that ravaged ...

The sacrifice of at least 42 children in Tenochtitlán, now Mexico City, was an effort to calm the anger of the Aztec rain god ...