Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate ...
There are parts of the excavation site that date back to the Sasanian Empire of the 3 rd through 7 th centuries, but a ...
Photograph by Werner Forman, GTRES This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. There are many theories ...
Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...
In 1882, the British Museum acquired a clay tablet that had been discovered in southern Iraq, not far from the ancient city ...
Across history, ancient civilizations crafted prototypes for many of the modern mechanisms that have become integral to contemporary life.
Archaeologists have made a historic discovery beneath Petra—a wonder of the world and the famous landmark from the film "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade." ...
Scholars have identified interesting parallels between the military alliances of NATO and the ancient Athenian-led Delian League.