The Incan Temple of the Sun in Cusco has long been a visual and cultural jewel of the ancient empire. But there’s even more ...

The Roman emperors were once the most famous people in the world, ruling over an empire that stretched between what are now ...

Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions have emerged in recent decades that attribute the rise and fall of ancient ...

Julie C. Dao’s fantasy book series “ Rise of the Empress ” will come to life on the small screen, as Amazon Prime Video has ...

The roughly 2,000-year-old mosaic was buried in Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79. It was discovered in 1831, ...

Researchers believe they have found the site where Alexander the Great's troops fought the Battle of the Granicus.

Archaeologists recently concluded their excavation of an area in Luxembourg that contained a hoard of 141 ancient Roman coins ...

Learn about the journey of the Greek language from its ancient origins to the vernacular of modern Greece through the lens of ...

Once the crown jewel of the ancient Assyrian empire, the archaeological site was ravaged by Islamic State (IS) fighters after they seized large areas of Iraq and neighbouring Syria in 2014. The ...

People living during the golden age of the Roman Empire experienced an average 2. ... skeletal remains, and ancient infrastructure. But the study is unique for quantifying the effects of that ...