Goliath was a mighty Philistine warrior who appears as a giant in the Bible and was an enemy of the Israelites whom David killed.

Nefertiti and Pharoah Nana Akenten s Ancient Egypt This famous black woman whose statue is often seen circulating the world ...

Ancient Palestine was occupied by several different nations throughout its history. What do we know about them?

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He was the third ruler of the Sargonid Dynasty, the youngest son of the famous King Sennacherib ... the test as the nomadic Cimmerian people attacked the Assyrian western borders.

Eager to showcase the culture that makes Bahrain unique, Zahra arranges for us to spend the following day in Muharraq. The ...

By bna Cairo Bureau The Embassy of Iraq in Washington announced the recovery of three rare artefacts from New York, marking ...

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Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a peculiar ancient stone slab in Iraq depicting an Assyrian emperor from the seventh century BC ...

In an archaeological first, German researchers have found a depiction of major Assyrian deities carved onto a relief.