Civilization is back. But it is no longer the preserve of “Renaissance man” or of “the West,” or even of literate societies. Civilization is a way of talking about human history on the largest scale.

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

This posthumous collection of essays by a Pulitzer Prize winner targets those who don't know much about history. Durant, who died in 1981 at the age of 96, is best known for the multivolume history of ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. For the first time in the game’s 30-year history, leaders and civilizations can be chosen independently of one ...

Annalee Newitz is the author of “Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age.” But the historical record shows that reports of the end times always turned out to be wrong. “Barbarians” didn’t ...

The history of humanity was anything but inevitable. Although the Universe created the conditions and ingredients that made our existence possible, it was only a series of unlikely events that ...

Throughout the centuries, certain civilizations have illuminated the world with their genius. Throughout the centuries, certain civilizations have illuminated the world with their genius. They have ...

Daniel's been gaming since he was old enough to reach the keyboard and has a Bachelor's Degree in Writing from the University of Tampa. Firaxis announced Civilization 7 last year but hasn't provided ...

The event celebrated Islamic civilization and underscored how knowledge can be turned into real life practice. Doha, Qatar: HH Sheikha Moza bint ...