Nabataeans established a mysterious, ancient kingdom and had a reputation for great accomplishments with links to Greece and Rome.

Alexander the Great is one of the legendary conquerors of ancient history who sparked the imagination of generations of ...

Pompeii’s unique preservation of the tragic tableaux of its citizens’ final moments has provided archaeologists with a way to ...

An excavation at a Roman fortress in the country of Georgia has revealed a gold offering to a god of war, a colorful mosaic and other artifacts.

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

Since before there even was a 'Europe', Europe has been shaped by conflict. Because of this, there is no shortage of stories ...

Christianity appeared in Persia in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, during the Parthian Empire. It is not known exactly how ...

This thrilling, wide-ranging exhibition maps the complex connections among European and Asian civilizations from A.D. 500 to ...

The British cannot help themselves. They are a meddling island people who conquered huge swathes of the earth in a fictional fit of absentmindedness and remain haughty for having done so. They have ...

Bharat's location facilitated its role as a global trading hub, connecting East and West, with thriving ports and extensive ...

Hellenization under Alexander the Great saw many people assimilated into Greek culture, including the Hellenistic Jews.

Serdica Roman ruins (1-6th C.) in downtown Sofia. First I looked at a map: Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey ...