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 ...
Eelam is mentioned in the very oldest Babylonian inscriptions. Southern Elam was known as Anshan from the earliest times to the days of the Persian empire. Long before the rise of the city of Babylon ...
Vesta Tilley laid the foundation stone of what is now the Sunderland Empire on 29 September 1906 and took to the stage on 1 July 1907 to officially declare the theatre open. Masterminded by two of the ...
Hellenic travelers compiled the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, showcasing architectural marvels from ancient ...
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, ...
Margot Robbie recently poured one out for Damien Chazelle’s Babylon and wondered if it could go down as a cult classic. We ...
Researchers Decipher Writings on 4000-Year-Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablets, Say The Messages Predicted 'Danger' Researchers ...
An archaeologist plans to make critical new discoveries about a famous Roman-era landmark with the help of volunteers.
The New Arab revisits the ancient cities of the Middle East, highlighting the destruction caused by war, looting, and neglect ...
The Babylon Industrial Development Agency (IDA) will be partnering with the Town of Babylon to host their annual “Access to Capital” event on Thurs., Dec. 5 at Root + Branch Brewing in Copiague from ...
The kiosk by the south entrance serves a small selection of boba drinks, milk teas and fruit teas. It's owned by Eric Kim, ...
In 612 Nineveh, the ancient capital of Assyria, was taken by the Medes and Babylonians and the latter inherited the former Assyrian empire; Babylon now ruled all Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine and ...