5th century BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from Northern India to Southeast Europe. The Achaemenid Empire controlled a vast area ...

The decision to award medals to runners who do not complete the entire 26.2-mile race comes as temperatures are set to reach ...

You don’t need to run a full 26.2 miles to finish a marathon; you just need to identify as someone who did. That’s the absurd consequence of a decision by the LA Marathon to give medals to ...

The 39th edition of TEFAF Maastricht, the prestigious international art fair that takes place at the MECC in Maastricht from 12 to 19 March 2026 and which opened the traditional preview days dedicated ...

Trump and Bibi are following Alexander, but without the Greek’s honor or panache.

BBC Radio Newcastle breakfast host Matt Bailey is set to embark on “The Great North Pedalo Challenge” for BBC Comic Relief.

"This will be my 20th career marathon, and there is nothing like the finish line on Boylston Street." The post After running 19 marathons, he’s making the 2026 Boston Marathon his 20th appeared first ...

A rare silver medal from the 1896 Athens Olympic Games sold for about $179,000 at auction, spotlighting the origins of the modern Olympics.

Themistocles led the Athenian navy to victory against Persia. When the Athenians voted to ostracize him, he became a Persian governor.

Paul Redbourn is set to run the London Marathon in April to raise money for Southend United Community Foundation.

A vote on what would be the largest data center in Illinois was postponed after a six-and-a-half-hour-long council meeting Monday night. The center would be near Rowell and Bernhard Roads in Joliet, ...