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Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the centre of the Roman Republic, then of the Roman Empire, and it became the capital of the Christian world in the 4th century A.D.. The World Heritage site, extended...

The cathedral and churches of Echmiatsin and the archaeological remains at Zvartnots in Armenia graphically illustrate the evolution and development of the Armenian central-domed cross-hall type of church, which exerted a profound influence...

The Convent of St Gall, a perfect example of a great Carolingian monastery in St. Gallen, Switzerland, was, from the 8th century to its secularization in 1805 AD, one of the most important in Europe. Its library is one of the richest and...

Paquimé, Casas Grandes is located in present-day Mexico. It reached its apogee in the 14th and 15th centuries AD, playing a key role in trade and cultural contacts between the Pueblo culture of the southwestern United States and the more...

Todaiji is an ancient temple complex in Nara, Japan. Founded in 738 CE and officially opened in 752 CE when Nara was the capital, the temple is the headquarters of the Buddhist Kegon sect. The temple has a 500-ton sculpture of the Buddha...

Seventeen decorated caves of the Paleolithic age were inscribed as an extension to the Altamira Cave, inscribed in 1985. The property will now appear on the List as Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain. The property...

The caves of the Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain contain a rich fossil record of the earliest human beings in Europe, from nearly one million years ago and extending up to the Common Era. They represent an exceptional reserve of data, the scientific...

The Toji Temple was founded in the early Heian period. The temple dates from 796 CE, two years after the capital moved to Heian-kyō, which is presently Kyoto, Japan.

Krákumál is a long (29-stanza) skaldic poem in Old Norse about a dying warrior's great exploits and death in a snake-pit, composed in the voice of Ragnar Lothbrok but dating to centuries after his death. This video features a reading from...

The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok (Ragnarr Loðbrók) is an outstanding Old Norse tale, and the foremost medieval source for the legend of the most famous Viking hero. Dr. Jackson Crawford is Instructor of Nordic Studies and Nordic Program Coordinator...