Currency debasement lowers a currency's value by diluting precious metals in coins or increasing money supply, leading to inflation. Learn history and real-world examples.

From airport signs, restaurant menus on buzzing streets, and business cards in Hebrew, an Israeli visitor can almost feel at ...

Radiocarbon dating and a coin minted in 251 AD found within the well confirmed the remains dated to the second half of the third century AD, perfectly coinciding with the Crisis of the Third Century ...

By the mid-1400s, Christian Europe was entering the Atlantic world. Portuguese explorers sailing down Africa’s west coast sought to bypass Muslim intermediaries and reach the fabled gold of West ...

Ghosts stories appear in several surviving texts from ancient Rome. What do they reveal about the people who told them?

As you exit the Tube station, the bustling Camden High Street mirrors the lively Roman market you will explore with your ...

This riveting exhibition is a chance to understand an artist who brought painting to a thrilling crossroads with politics ...

Set alight by Reformation hopes and long-standing grievances, the German Peasants’ War looked like it might successfully ...

Populism exploits crises, bypasses norms, and mobilizes “true people” vs elites.Gracchi brothers’ reforms triggered violence, political revenge, and ...

Archaeologists in Croatia have discovered a rare mass grave inside ancient water wells at Mursa (modern-day Osijek), ...

Now at the Kimbell Art Museum, this exhibition is the first in the U.S. to display works from a vast, vital Italian collection, featuring sculptures that reflect Roman innovation and ambition.

The title Duke of York has been a magnet for misfortune over the centuries, but its most recent holder, Prince Andrew, has ...