On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...

The ancient city of Hadrianopolis, located in the Eskipazar district ... Hadrianopolis is set to become a key player in the region’s tourism industry, drawing visitors interested in exploring its rich ...

Situated in central China, this remarkable city is over 3,000 years old, making it one of the oldest cities in the world. It was once the capital of 13 ancient Chinese dynasties, including the ...

An exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., entitled "Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya," highlighted the ...

Morocco, a country with a rich and diverse history, is home to some of the most breathtaking ancient sites in Africa. Among them stands Volubilis, an incredibly well-preserved Roman city near ...

They preserved in volcanic ash near the Casarzano stream, which is near the city of Nocera Inferiore ... that were used to hold wine and oil in ancient Roman times. The discovery has been hailed ...

Photographed at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine, Santa Monica, California and National Wildlife Property Repository, Commerce City ... ward devoted to ancient cures.

In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location had been a closely guarded secret for centuries. Known as Ed Deir—the Monastery—this building ...

Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities As a team of French archaeologists excavated a seventh-century C.E. dwelling at Taposiris Magna, an ancient city located around 30 miles west of ...

Athenian democracy could be savage. Every year, citizens could vote to exile someone from the city for ten years, and the democratic regime made terrible decisions, such as the execution of ...

Ancient spoons also uncovered during the excavation Credit: Sabrina Cirillo/BBC/Lion TV The dig also focused on a tiny storeroom tucked away in the corner of a grand residence. The team found the ...