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

Ramesses II (“Ramesses the Great”) is believed by many to have been the pharoah in the biblical story of the Exodus. A statue ...

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 Over time the ancient weapons have been replaced by more ...

For nearly two years, Al-Shubbak watched through ancient grey eyes as Tuti, the crescent-shaped island in the heart of the ...

I’ve never quite understood why tourists can’t help but write things like, “Gayoung was here.” But archaeological records suggest that even tourists 2,000 years ago couldn’t help but resist the urge ...

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How would a New York Times obituary writer measure up to the scribes of the Book of the Dead? He found out at the Brooklyn Museum. A detail of the gilded Book of the Dead of Ankhmerwer, a funerary ...

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Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of ancient Roman marching camps in Saxony-Anhalt — a first for one of Eastern Germany’s larger states. The discovery was announced by the State Office for ...

Original photograph of the artefact published in 1927 by Guy Brunton (left) and the actual artefact, photo by Martin Odler Guy Brunton/Martin Odler Production of this article included the use of AI.

CAIRO - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Egypt’s defense minister reviewed Egyptian troops on Tuesday ahead of their deployment to a new African Union-led peacekeeping mission in Somalia, ...