This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... culture had changed radically. Looking back no further than 1812, which was the last time ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... Roman respect for Germanic tribes dates back at least to the time of Julius Caesar, who admired ...

This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... tried to remove sculptures in order to take them back to Venice. The pulley he was using broke ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... Consumption of coca dates back to the very earliest of ancient South American societies.

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... First she took the mother back to the temazcal so she would sweat out toxins.

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... Every hoplite pressed hard against the back of the man in front, while those in the first ...

From financing expeditions in the New World to founding hospitals and schools, these women were incredibly influential—and ...

This story appears in the January 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... and civilizations throughout history. In a story from our issue, Robin Marantz Henig writes that we are surrounded ...

Skyscrapers meet the sea in South Korea’s second-largest city. And as the home of the first surf schools in the country, it’s ...

Even the well-off, who could fall back on stocks of food and drink ... published in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. It has been updated.

Majorca’s major mountain range is every bit as beautiful as the island’s coastline — and you can hike straight from your ...

New Mexico hosts a staggeringly diverse range of national parks, preserves and monuments. The fifth-largest state in the US, ...