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Beginning around 12,000 years ago, the Neolithic Revolution began to change the way human beings lived their lives.
The Hellenistic world was characterized by constant conflict between Alexander’s successors and their heirs. These five battles shaped the Hellenistic World.
The temples of ancient Mesopotamia were more than just religious buildings; they served important administrative and economic functions for the community.
Homer’s Iliad is about the destructive pursuit of honor set against the backdrop of the Trojan War, but how does the poem depict morality?
The Etruscan alphabet looks more like the Greek alphabet than that used by the Latin neighbors in Italy. What does it reveal about the origins of the Etruscans?
Han Chinese armies marched across Central Asia to besiege the remnants of a Greek kingdom. The reason? The fabled Heavenly Horses of Ferghana.
Throughout the course of its long history, Rome has been sacked an extraordinary number of times.
Created by Augustus in 6 CE, the Vigiles were Rome’s first professional firefighters and night watchmen, safeguarding the empire’s capital from flame and fear.
