The first science fiction novel about man on the Moon was written in Greek by a writer named Lucian of Samosata 2,000 years ...

Explore the diversity and characteristics of ancient Greek dialects and understand their impact on the evolution of the Greek ...

The final stop is Aswan where we visit the famous dam, which is Egypt’s modern marvel of engineering, as well as a Nubian ...

Dust played an important role in an important artwork of the early 20th century – the Large Glass, made (very slowly) by ...

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Undeterred by Napoleon’s brief return to power in 1815, Alexander sought to confirm his status as Europe’s saviour with the publication, on Christmas Day, of a treaty between himself and the crowned ...

The support crew jump into action to help bring a hot air balloon back to earth safely at Luxor (Ben Mitchell/PA) The captain tells me: “Look at us Egyptians at work, this is how the pyramids ...

Scientists in Israel just grew date palm trees from 2,000-year-old seeds, some of which were found in the Dead Sea Scroll caves. The fruit from these trees was so popular in ancient times that even ...

In this guest article, investigative historian, author and journalist Tony McMahon explores some of the more eccentric ...

On July 1, 1905, and for a month, the Magasin d’Education et de Récréation serialized a novel by Jules Verne titled ...

Stores are open, and the woman across the street leaves for work every morning at 6:10 ... the swift completion of their appointed rounds,” a sentiment from the Greek Herodotus and carved into the ...

It was the year 467 BC when an enraged woman approached the door of the Temple of Athena Chalkioikos in Sparta and placed a ...