Two Italian scientists claim to have discovered 38,000-year-old structures buried deep beneath the pyramids. But there's a ...

Callimachus, the Ancient Greek genius, influenced library organization and the poetic preference for shorter verses over long ...

It can all be, I have to admit, rather overwhelming and I’d suggest anyone planning a Nile cruise should swot up a little on ...

Findings uncovered in the gold mines of Ghozza are shedding a dark light on one of the most powerful ancient civilizations.

An expert who specialises in the area of ancient manuscripts has claimed an ancient Egyptian scroll provides evidence which ...

Like Morocco, Egypt exists at the geographic of overlapping regions and identities that contribute to its complex ...

Hypatia of Alexandria, born in the 4th century in the Roman Empire, was one of the most intellectual and respected female ...

Ancient Greek history is full of the names of great minds: philosophers, scientists, statesmen, generals, historians and ...

The Passover story has come to function as a powerful narrative of persecution and liberation for Jewish people.

Hot cross buns once symbolised pagan festivals, moved into Christian rites and survived royal bans to remain a symbol of ...

The eight-day celebration of Passover begins at sundown Saturday, commemorating the time between the Exodus from Egypt on the ...

For many people who celebrate it, Passover brings to mind memories of Seder meals with family and reading from the Haggadah, the script for the Seder ritual, which commemorates the biblical story of ...