It's actually a treasure trove of ancient ruins and historical monuments that speak volumes about yore days. So if you are ...

Homer's Ancient Greek Poem Iliad has inspired a small village in Turkey to install busts of the Trojan war heroes on their ...

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Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...

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In the half-dark of a third-floor office, Danielle Levy lifted a clay tablet out of its box. Carefully examining it with ...

Increased land management by Aboriginal people in southeastern Australia around 6,000 years ago cut forest shrub cover in ...

“The classic checkerboard pattern of white squares interspersed with black or gray squares is ancient and traverses multiple ...

Researchers traced the genetic history of aurochs, revealing ancient migrations, distinct populations, and the impact of ...

A pit of human bones, potential evidence of a catastrophic epidemic that struck Constantinople in 541 A.D. Sulfur deposits ...