The era in which Strabo lived, the saddle between the first centuries bc and ad, was highly receptive to kolossourgiai. The ...

At a time when knowledge of the world was fragmented and based on travelers’ and merchants’ accounts, one man set out to ...

It wasn't only Antonia de la Ascensión who made this strange error. Juan de Iturbe, who explored parts of California in 1615, ...

Google Maps has confirmed that, following the US GNIS, it will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America." ...

Maps are ubiquitous—on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over. While some maps delineate and ...

Explore the captivating journey of ancient Greek astronomy in which mythological tales and mathematical precision mix together.

Born Francois-Marie Arouet in 1694, this celebrated playwright, poet, essayist, and philosopher reinvented himself as simply ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

When Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C., 13 years after building one of the world's largest empires ... Regardless of what killed Alexander, his body was mummified. Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian ...

The Behaim Globe depicted a narrowed Atlantic Ocean, which, if crossed, would lead directly to Cipango (Japan) and Asia. In ...

The presentation will be followed by responses from others working in the area, including Dr Dorothy Hobson, Dr Mindy Ptolomey (University of Glasgow), Dr Shardia Briscoe-Palmer (University of ...

Alexandria is a city in northern Egypt on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the second largest city in Egypt and is the largest city on the coast of the Mediterranean. It is named after ...