The Battle of Adrianople during the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829 played a crucial yet overlooked role in Greece's fight for ...

Built as Byzantium, and then renamed Constantinople, Istanbul officially received its present name on this day in 1930.

The road to Syria was a breeze. The taxi driver, one passenger and I drove through the charming Lebanese-Armenian town of ...

Drawing on mysticism and the new language of science, a generation of charismatic performers and con artists became ...

Population surveillance. The carrying of identification while traveling. Add to that the public presence of diverse religions ...