The settlement— known as Dur-Sharrukin —is located at the site of present-day Khorsabad, a village in northern Iraq. It was constructed during the reign of King Sargon II, who ruled the Assyrian ...
A wooden and leather shield used by a Roman soldier in battle Where it is from: Dura-Europos, Syria When it was made: Second century A.D. Related: Babylonian tablet preserves student's 4,000-year-old ...
Long before the rise of the city of Babylon the old city-states of Accad and Lagash held ... In the premises of another Vishnu temple at Moolai were discovered some ‘vestiges of ancient remains of ...
Anaximander's Map is considered by some to be the first-ever world map, and alleged versions of it have been shared across ...
Cylinder seals from Ur, c. 2450 BC, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, USA In the first article of this series, I provided a brief historical overview of the Neo-Assyrian, Urartian, and Achaemenid empires, ...
Artefacts from a Mesopotamian archaeological site suggest that people in the region founded and later rejected an early form ...
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While these wonders might look good on paper, players have access to much better alternatives in Civilization 6 that aren't ...
Ancient Greco-Roman ruins at Darazya near El Alamein are revealing new insights into the history of Egypt's northern coast, ...
Beyond the over-the-top luxury and futuristic towers, discover bustling souks, a contemporary art district and desert cycling ...
Researchers have been carefully excavating the artifacts and decorative reliefs found at the 2,100-year-old site in the ...
Margot Robbie recently poured one out for Damien Chazelle’s Babylon and wondered if it could go down as a cult classic. We ...