Religion played a key role in the construction of the ancient Greek polis, the city-state, through the formation of the civic ...

In the late 1800s archaeologists pinpointed the location of Taxila, one of the greatest religious and cultural sites on the ...

Archaeologists in Turkey uncovered unique Roman tombs in Sillyon, revealing Greek and Roman roots and elite burials ...

Famous natural disasters in the ancient world A number of natural disasters involving earthquakes and tsunamis were especially famous in ancient Greek and Roman times.

Once a vibrant hub of civilisation, learning, and trade, Taxila flourished for nearly a millennium before fading into ruins. Today, its remnants in Pakistan’s Punjab province still whisper the story o ...

Around 1,500 Latin inscriptions are discovered every year, offering an invaluable view into the daily life of ancient Romans—and posing a daunting challenge for the historians tasked with ...

The ruined city of Mystras on the Peloponnese is a stop on almost every cultural tour of Greece, but it can also be explored independently by car or public bus. TRAVELBOOK provides an overview ...

A team of archaeologists excavating the ancient Maya city of Caracol discovered the tomb of its first ruler, which contained pottery, jadeite jewelry and a rare death mask ...

These gardens also played a religious role, offering a glimpse of what eternity might look like in the afterlife.

The recent discovery of an ancient Coptic city in Egypt’s Western Desert could provide invaluable insight into early Christian history, according to the country’s Ministry of Tourism and ...