Are hieroglyphs really as indecipherable as they look? Here is a primer on how to start interpreting these ancient motifs.

From military might to philosophical insights, ancient leaders such as Alexander the Great, Hatshepsut, and Cyrus the Great ...

Scientists have confirmed that Yersinia pestis, the bacterium behind later plagues like the Black Death, caused the Justinian ...

For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian - the world's first recorded pandemic - in the Eastern Mediterranean, where the ...

There was no one type of slavery in ‘biblical’ or ‘ancient’ societies, given how varied they were. But much of what ...

What happened to the enigmatic Therapeutae, and what was their place in ancient history? The Therapeutae were primarily located near Lake Mareotis, close to Alexandria in Egypt. This city was a ...

A rchaeologists have unearthed an ancient Coptic city in Egypt that they say provides an insight into the transition from ...

These nations give us a glimpse into the roots of our shared human history. What are the most ancient countries on earth [YouTube] The world is full of amazing places with rich histories, and some ...

To answer this question, it’s worth a dive back into ancient history. One of the most famous figures from the ancient world, (354-430 AD), once that when he was a boy he was obsessed with ...

Channel 5 has boarded as the first broadcast partner for the Keshet International and SandStone Global co-production Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The three-part history docuseries ...

Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World inspired St. Louis’ Civil Courts Building? The architects stretched the base of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus to towering heights, keeping the Ionic ...