"For those of us of a certain age (62, since you ask), the extraordinary events of 5 May 1980 will remain indelibly etched on our memories," said Andrew Anthony in The Observer. That day, the SAS ...

According to Josephus’ writings, the siege was a lengthy affair that ended with the Jewish rebels choosing to kill themselves rather than surrender to the emperor Vespasian’s forces.

It’s also something that’s never been depicted onscreen before. While the siege of Eregion is one of the most brutal battles of the Second Age and its aftermath shapes much of Middle-earth as ...

In “The Siege,” Ben Macintyre gives a lesser-known Iranian hostage crisis its due. A soldier covers the BBC journalist Sim Harris, center, as he escapes from the Iranian Embassy in London in ...

Findings indicate that, contrary to the widespread myth, the Roman army's siege of Masada in 73 CE lasted no more than a few weeks. The study was conducted by the Neustadter expedition from TAU's ...

Pete Volk (he/they) is Polygon’s Curation Editor, with a particular love for action and martial arts movies. The second season’s biggest action sequence occurs in episode 7, where Adar and his ...

For the first time for an incident of this kind, there was live coverage of the siege by every British TV channel – BBC One, BBC Two, and ITV, who all interrupted their normal schedules.

Brolin was eyed to play Hal Jordan, the cocky Green Lantern hero previously played by Ryan Reynolds in the ill-fated 2011 Green Lantern movie. According to multiple sources, the actor received on ...

The cover of "The Siege" and author Ben Macintyre. (Courtesy of Crown Publishing Group and Justine Stoddart) Host Scott Tong speaks with "The Siege" author Ben Macintyre. The book tells the story ...

Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University have determined that the first-century siege on Masada in southern Israel lasted just weeks, upending a long-held narrative about Jewish perseverance ...

There's a ring of truth to at least one report going around about HBO's Green Lantern series: Josh Brolin was indeed offered a leading part, but he has since passed on the opportunity, EW has learned.

The research counters a long-held narrative about the first-century Roman siege of the fortress. The legend of Masada is etched into Jewish lore: For years, the story goes, ancient Jews held out ...