History is full of remarkable figures—but not all of them were heroes. In this video, we dive into the lives of some of the most ruthless, disturbing, and truly evil people to ever leave their mark on ...

Some historical figures didn’t just shape the world—they darkened it. From ruthless rulers to notorious masterminds, these ...

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Pope Leo XIV's Augustinian order once performed green-fingered, dragon-slaying miracles. Dr Krisztina Ilko rediscovers their ...

The Roman Empire conjures up images of military power, gladiatorial contests, and feats of engineering, but to the men who ruled, life was complicated and fraught with risk. Julius Caesar, whose power ...

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In the half-century since, the concept of an evil, murderous Santa Claus has inspired at least a handful of cult classic ...

A new book argues that civilizations built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction.