Excavations at Gabii, 11 miles east of Rome, are offering archaeologists a chance to understand how Romans built in the 3rd ...

Most comprehensive study of the temple complex and its surrounding land and water scapes identifies the earliest period of ...

For 5,000 years, there has been dancing, processions, rituals and feasts. What have we celebrated, from Africa to Asia, ...

For 5,000 years, there has been dancing, processions, rituals and feasts. What have we celebrated, from Africa to Asia, Europe to South America? Take a look.

For this reason, Cyrus became (and remains) a legendary figure in Jewish history, though he was not Jewish himself. He was more likely a devotee of Zoroastrianism, which was fervently embraced by his ...

Maestriana's three-century existence has left frustratingly few traces, largely because modern Zalaszentgrót was built directly atop the Roman ruins. Centuries of urban development have either ...

AN ancient dugeon was discovered by archaeologists under a bustling UK market. The 2,000-year-old site spans the Roman, ...

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New research out of the University of California San Diego and the University of Haifa is reshaping what we know about ancient seaborne trade in the eastern Mediterranean. Published recently in ...

For many Jews, Cyrus represents a foreign ruler seen as a divine instrument in restoring Israel’s destiny — a story of ...

Israelis are likening President Donald Trump to the ancient Persian King Cyrus, recorded in the Bible, following the release ...

Billboards and posters in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and elsewhere in Israel today declared: 'Cyrus the Great is alive!'. The ruler, ...