The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in the long pageant of Greek history; appearing in many of the age-old legends of Greek mythology, it was part of the Mycenaean civilization ...

“There was civilization in this place, and despite the shelling and destruction, there is still civilization.” ZIAD ALISSA, a Syrian doctor who lives in France and recently visited Palmyra ...

Ephesus: An ancient Greek city-state in Anatolia. A well-preserved facade of the Celsus Library. Credit: Benh LIEU SONG Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 While Athens and Sparta dominate history book ...

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We may never know how old this city is, but a scuba diver has taken it upon himself to explore the ancient ruins. He posted his findings on YouTube, with viewers intrigued with what he filmed in the ...

Archeologists thought an excavation site was just a military outpost–but after further study, they realized it was actually an entire ancient city. Artifacts found at the site date the city back ...

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What emerged when archaeologists dug deeper was a whole other city, one that was already ancient when Alexander arrived in Egypt. It turned out that a 3,500-year-old settlement from Egypt’s New ...

"This is the only appropriate location that we have determined may be the ancient city of Lyncus, where Alexander the Great's grandmother was born and raised," he said. "Eurydice I was a very ...