The ancient studies program acknowledges the importance of approaching the civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean world from a variety of disciplinary ... the time of the Muslim conquests in the ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Who was Byzas, the legendary Greek founder of the city of Byzantium? This article examines where he was from, what he did, ...

The first tomb built at this royal burial site belongs to Taharqa, the great Nubian pharaoh of Egypt’s 25th dynasty who reigned during the seventh century ... the ancient region of Nubia ...