The ancient city was besieged and destroyed in 125 B.C., probably in a dispute over the rights of Roman citizenship.

The Battle of Gaugamela, which took place on Oct. 1, 331 BC, is known for Alexander the Great's conquest of Darius III’s ...

Visit Hegra and take a tour of its many well-preserved historic ruins.

Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered evidence that could point to a woman ruling in a coastal valley during the ancient ...

The ancient kingdom of Elam was founded in present-day Iran around 2600 B.C.E. Its capital city was Susa, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Archeological evidence shows urban life in Susa from the ...

Studies on the remains of horses found at ancient burial sites in Russia and Lithuania show ... May 3, 2024 — Evidence from archaeological sites in the medieval English city of Winchester shows ...

Alexander’s march from Babylon took him first to the great city of Susa, in the region of Elam. This was an ancient city, ...

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 ...

Unlike the nearby ancient city of Salamis whose Roman ruins stand to this day (not to be confused with the Island of Salamis just west of Athens), few traces of the ancient site now known as ...

Armageddon or the ancient city otherwise known as Megiddo is the setting in the New Testament for a final battle between the forces of good and evil at the end of time. Archeologists believe that ...

Nature's happy hour: How fall weather can create an open bar for animals ...