Read more about the rise and fall of ancient civilizations. Uncover the people, events, and cultures that laid the foundation for modern society—from Egyptian pharaohs, to legendary Roman emperors and ...

In the hills of southeastern Turkey lies a site so ancient, it's turning our understanding of civilization on its head and ...

What happened to the enigmatic Therapeutae, and what was their place in ancient history? The Therapeutae were primarily located near Lake Mareotis, close to Alexandria in Egypt. This city was a ...

What Archaeology Tells Us About the Ancient History of Eating Kosher A new study of fish remains deepens scholars’ understanding of how the dietary laws came to be ...

Are hieroglyphs really as indecipherable as they look? Here is a primer on how to start interpreting these ancient motifs.

Ancient Roman coins and ornaments were recently unearthed from a wealthy family's home in Histria. The treasure is now housed at Romania's National History Museum collections.

The mysterious Sibylline Books were secretly kept Greek oracle collections that the rulers of ancient Rome consulted in times ...

From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place. Explore the in-depth sections below. The ancient ...

Ancient History at Bristol As a student of ancient history, you will investigate and analyse a variety of different source materials, from written texts to archaeological finds, to answer complex ...

Courses in Ancient History Courses in Ancient History ALL CU Classics courses (but no Independent Studies) satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences’ Gen Ed Arts and Humanities distribution requirement ...

For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian—the ...