When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Marriage's original purpose was to bind women to men, and thus guarantee that a man's children ...

Here's a new twist on an old favorite...though our particular inspiration is a bit older. Okay, make that a lot older. We're talking ancient Rome. Secret Service finds 17 'skimming' devices in tour of ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians. The ...

For more detail on these diverse ingredients in traditional Chinese apothecaries go here. Items not to scale. Photographed at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine, Santa Monica, ...

Humans have sought out relationships since the earliest days of Homo sapiens — but getting married? That's something our ancestors didn't have in mind. Marriage as an institution is likely only ...

The river was helpful for growing food in a hot place, as well as crops that made clothes and paper. It was located along the River Nile in north-east Africa. I better write this down! Oh! I’ve lost ...

Newlywed couples wearing ancient attire walk into a ceremony hand in hand in Fuzhou. [Photo by Zheng Shuai/for chinadaily.com.cn] A grand collective ancient wedding ceremony was held in Shangxiahang ...

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Protected by Rome and allowed to continue their religion, everything was fine until rebellion in Judaea led to a major change in the practice of their faith. By the beginning of the first century AD, ...

Pastor’s viewpoint is written by Charles ‘Buddy’ Whatley, a retired Methodist pastor serving Dawson Street Methodist Church in Thomasville, Ga. Did you know that geckos have one of the most ...

The longevity industry is coming off perhaps its best run on record. The expected span of an American life has increased by about three decades since 1900 to around 78 as of 2023. But for many people, ...