During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great ...

Long before Cleopatra and Hatshepsut, Ankhnespepy II amassed unprecedented political and religious power. Here's how.

In 552 AD, the Eastern Roman Empire launched a final offensive to retake Italy from the Ostrogoths. Led by the general Narses ...

When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with him a team of scholars, scientists, and artists. Together, they produced the monumental “Description de l’Égypte,” ...