When the ancient Greeks faced the Persians in the Battle of Artemisium, they set the tone for the Battle of Salamis.

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

Ancient historians recorded legends about the invention of the first coins, and archaeologists have found some surprising ...

In a recent article, a computer engineer presents the unconventional argument that the true location of the biblical Garden ...

From the fall of Rome to the rise of Christianity, Tom Holland's books offer a modern lens on ancient history. Here, we rank ...

the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, and shown in the Bayeux Tapestry. By reinterpreting ... Ancient Genomes Reveal an Iron Age Society Centred on Women Jan. 15, 2025 — A groundbreaking study ...

After more than three decades of excavation efforts in the ancient site of Bethsaida in the Golan Heights, archaeologists have unearthed something miraculous: a city gate that dates back to the time ...

Ryholt believed the smaller dynasty would have ruled the region of Abydos during a time when ancient Egypt was broken into rival kingdoms. That first tomb’s owner, King Seneb-Kay, was an ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,400-year-old town that was possibly erected by King Tutankhamun’s father ... A statue of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (also known as Amenhotep IV ...