Dating back to the 7th century BC, it stretches over 13,000 miles across the Chinese landscape, snaking through rugged ...

This 8th-century miniature ... Babylon enjoyed its heyday during the seventh and sixth centuries B.C., when it was believed to be the largest city in the world. A new dynasty founded by a tribe ...

Homer's Epics, Iliad and Odyssey, brought the ideas of Greek civilization to the world, serving as the foundation of Western literature.

Of all the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only the Great Pyramid at Giza ... Built during the third century BC, and standing over 450ft high, the lighthouse was destroyed by an earthquake ...

The Rassam Cylinder is an ancient clay cylinder containing cuneiform inscriptions that describe the reign and military ...

Throughout history, the monumental constructions of the ancient world have gripped imaginations ... known as the Berlin Papyrus 13044. A second-century B.C. scrap used for mummification, it ...

Archaeologists in the Netherlands uncovered a rare 7th-century open-air cult site near ... yielded fewer cult sites compared to the Nordic world, which has more numerous and better-understood ...

Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Perge, Turkey, have discovered five Roman statues, including Aphrodite and Eros.

the ruler who brought revolutionary change to ancient Egypt. Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Library at Nineveh, a treasure house of Assyrian ideas from the 7th Century BC. Helen of Troy ...