The study of ancient history uncovered civilizations, innovations, achievements, and legacies that laid the foundation for the modern world.
The most famous ancient goddesses today are associated with love, beauty, and fertility, but there were many darker and more sinister female goddesses.
Priam was the king of Troy during the Trojan War. What do we know about Priam and the ruling dynasty of legendary Troy?
The Ship of Fools allegory illustrates the importance of political expertise and the limits of democracy within Plato's political theory.
Bull-leaping was common in the ancient Minoan culture. While it was a regular theme in Minoan art, there are many unanswered questions about the practice.
While the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are famous as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, we don’t know where they were or if they really existed.
An interview with Prof. Necmi Karul about Karahantepe’s Neolithic finds and the earliest three-dimensional storytelling scene.
Originally raised in 15 BCE, the Temple of Dendur travelled nearly 6,000 miles from Egypt to New York where it now sits in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
For many thousands of years, human beings have been creating towns and cities in which to live. Here are some of the first cities we ever built.