After Alexander the Great conquered Egypt, he embarked on a perilous journey to the Oracle at Siwa to seek answers to his questions.

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The late leftist journalist Andrew Kopkind pointed to “the universal desire of statesmen to make their most monstrous ...

The Eurocentric concept of the “Dark Ages” has often obscured the rich, diverse, and sophisticated developments in Africa.

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Gerry gets stuck into an unboxing and review of the Victrix Miniatures Greek Hoplites. This set gives you 48 28mm plastic ...

More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday. It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know.

Ancient buildings like Greece’s amphitheaters and Japan’s temples remain in use today, preserving cultural heritage.

Atyrau, a majority-Muslim Kazakh city in a Central Asian desert known for its history of Cossack rebellions, doesn’t sound ...

In the rarefied space of Métiers d’Art watches and high jewellery, centuries-old techniques are preserved and passed on.