Turkey has long been defined by its ability to connect worlds. In Istanbul, that connection plays out between continents. But deeper inside the country and along its southwestern coast, that ...

At a state-organised rally in Iran marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, protesters burned an effigy labelled “Baal,” depicted with .

Advanced imaging technology has revealed 79 new pieces of graffiti on a wall in the city's theater district. Until now, these inscriptions had been too faint for the human eye to see ...

The debate over Tibet’s political status is often framed by Beijing through a single, sweeping assertion--that Tibet has “since ancient times” been an inseparable part of China.

Epigraphy reveals vital insights into Tamil Nadu's socio-political and cultural history, highlighting its significance in historical reconstruction.

The president is returning to an ancient world, before morality mattered and when human actions were governed only by power.

Archaeologists decode ancient Mesopotamian tablets, revealing eerie omens that predict the fall of empires and the death of kings.

What was the political and economic importance of the ancient city Alexandria on the Tigris? How was the city laid out? And ...

In the late fourth century, the Roman Empire looked invincible, yet a chain of civil war, propaganda, and frontier diplomacy was already unraveling its control. This chapter follows the Goths from ...

Archaeologists in Turkey say they have uncovered evidence that the Romans used human feces in medical treatments, according to new research.

The city of Naucratis was the earliest ancient Greek colony in Egypt that served as the connecting and trading post between ...

Royal succession in ancient Egypt followed complex rules shaped by lineage, marriage, and divine legitimacy. Inscriptions, DNA evidence, and burial records reveal how bloodlines were preserved, ...