“At its heart the Ancient Olympic Games was a religious festival held in a religious sanctuary,” Paul Christesen, professor of Ancient Greek History at Dartmouth College, USA, explained. As Christesen ...
These Students Ousted a Government. Now They’re Rebuilding a Democracy. It is a daunting task for Bangladesh. But an unusual mix of young people and seasoned technocrats are determined to make ...
According to tradition, King Athelstan granted sanctuary status to the town after a victory over the Scots in 934. Before the battle, he prayed to St John of Beverley, a holy man whose tomb became ...