Canakkale in western Turkey is the access point to ancient Troy as well as the site of the Battle of Gallipoli, fought in 1915 to save Constantinople.

Dec 26, 2010 - Michael Streich

How trade with China developed into a conflict over the British right to import opium.

Jul 14, 2010 - Jason Chavis

FUNimation/Shaw Bros.' Opium and the Kung Fu Master is an entertaining, though disjointed, film about the dangers of drug addiction. 4/5.

May 17, 2010 - Dominic von Riedemann

London has been a busy port since Roman times when goods from the Roman Empire were traded along the River. Today Docklands is full of visitors from around the world.

Aug 9, 2009 - Cathy Smith

Kamut is a large grain, similar to Durham wheat. It is an organic product that has been shown to be of benefit to those with wheat sensitivities.

Jan 14, 2009 - Melody Rhodes

A form of graceful narrative dance, Ancient Pantomime was a vastly popular form of entertainment in the Roman Empire.

Sep 3, 2011 - Sarah Maguire

The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Middle East, the "Cradle of Civilization," make up the largest part of what is present day Iraq.

Jul 19, 2010 - Diane Evans

Ancient customs still linger in modern Greece,and one of these is Klydonas, which involves fire-jumping.This is still done in some rural areas.

Aug 12, 2010 - Lynne Evans

Some ancient Roman wedding traditions and meanings are not that different from those used in modern weddings today.

Jun 11, 2010 - Kristen Nichols

Kaneto Shindo's Kuroneko is a surreal, nightmarish period piece pitting humankind's destructive drives against the redemptive but futile power of love.

Nov 18, 2011 - Jarett Burke

Traditional herbal medicines - like Garlic, Qinhaosu, Periwinkle, Gotukola and Gloriosa - are being used to make new "wonder drugs" by modern pharmaceutical companies!

Feb 26, 2010 - Sanjiva Wijesinha

Glass has been used in antiquity and has endured through the ages to become a tenet of modern architecture.

Mar 23, 2012 - Mary Phelan

Valentine's Day and February equal love and romance. In Ancient Greece and Rome, this time of year had similar connotations, but they were celebrated VERY differently.

Feb 5, 2007 - Robin Fowler

Addiction has historically remained a topic of curiosity among writers and readers. Here is an overview of addiction in historical, modern and non-traditional literature.

Aug 24, 2008 - Lisa Rufle

Both the rich and the poor looked forward to the many diversionary opportunities offered by the Roman baths, gladiatorial spectacles, and the horse races in the Circus.

Jul 5, 2009 - Michael Streich

Although the Eurasian country we now call Turkey has less that 1% of a Catholic population, this region has some very deep and impressive Christian roots.

Apr 25, 2012 - Theresa Doyle-Nelson

Coins have an ancient history: the first coins were minted some 700 years before the birth of Christ, in the ancient kingdom of Lydia (modern-day western Turkey).

Feb 7, 2009 - K. N. Singer

This articles briefly examines the sociological reasons behind modern day vintage enthusiasts, asking if this is purely a modern day development.

Jul 27, 2010 - Laura Bromiley

Behind the spectacular effects and digital advances of cinema lies a medium which has nothing nice to say about technology.

Jul 16, 2010 - Matthew Hill