Its value as the key that unlocked the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs is world-famous—but the turbulent history surrounding ...

The Aztec Empire is among the most famous Mesoamerican societies that existed before the arrival of Europeans. Formed by ...

Self-help has existed in some form since the dawn of human civilization and has grown into a robust industrial complex. But ...

The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they ...

The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire, created by writer Mike Butterworth and artist Don Lawrence, is to get its first, ...

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought.

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece ...

Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals of the ancient world. By the age of 32 he had conquered a massive empire that stretched from the Balkans to modern-day Pakistan. We know about ...

"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus," said one researcher.

A nearly 2,000-year-old Greek papyrus uncovered in the Judean Desert has revealed a fascinating corruption trial in the Roman ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare ancient Roman artifact that has revealed previously unknown places lost to time. The ...

Whether they were directly involved in rebellion is still an open question, but the implications of their case cannot be ignored.” ...