At the end of the Bronze Age, a series of upheavals affected many civilizations across the eastern Mediterranean. Among the ...

When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...

In these books, an emperor, an officer and an orphan look for anything that resembles a clear victory in the fog of war.

The excerpt from Homer's epic poem features his catalog of ships, a famous passage listing the Greek forces that sailed to ...

Since the birth of humanity people have fought each other. Over time the ancient weapons have been replaced by more ...

A papyrus that contains part of Homer's "Iliad" has been discovered inside the abdomen of a mummy in Egypt. Other mummies at ...

Archaeologists have found a papyrus copy of Homer’s Iliad in the gut of an ancient Egyptian mummy, the first time ever that a ...

Egyptian mythology is known for its vivid and sometimes strikingly bold narratives, and this video takes a closer look at just what makes these ancient stories so memorable. Viewers are guided through ...

Twenty-four countries have mandatory military service of up to two years or more. Countries in Africa and Asia dominate the list, with Cuba being the only non-Afro-Asian nation. North Korea and ...

When ancient Egyptian clothing specialist Janet Johnstone, a clothing consultant who specializes in the interpretation and construction of ancient Egyptian clothing, reconstructed the Petrie Museum ...

Archaeologists say they have uncovered new evidence that the production of arsenical bronze was known to the ancient Middle Kingdom Egyptians. At the heart of the findings was the discovery of a ...