Ruins on the Palatine Hill in Rome. Credit: Lalupa / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Many people are familiar with the legend of Romulus and Remus, which supposedly explains the origin of the ancient ...

In ancient Greek philosophy, few ideas offer practical wisdom as elegantly as Epicurus' "Tetrapharmakos." You may be wondering what exactly this "Tetrapharmakos" is—and that’s a valid question. The ...

The "Gate of the Sun" at the ancient city of Tiwanaku, in present-day Bolivia Photo by Mhwater, via Wikimedia Commons Although the source volcano has not yet been identified, the eruption’s ...

The lentil-shaped objects were unearthed in Hadrianopolis, an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, that once hosted a Roman fortress Eli Wizevich History Correspondent The tokens are roughly the ...

The city was also the dominant power in the western Mediterranean and was an urban society run by aristocrats. Those living in this ancient capital enjoyed immense wealth thanks to Carthage’s ...

For many tourists, the visit to the ancient city in southwest Jordan ends here. But Petra has much more to offer, including more than 600 stone facades and an intriguing list of clues about its ...

From boasting rooftop infinity pools to delectable Michelin-starred menus, Bangkok is only a six-hour trip from Dubai.

It's frightfully early in the year to be bustling, but I can't get enough of the crowded streets of ancient "Chinese-style" RPG The Bustling World ... Or, aim for the peak of power through ...

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in A.D. 70, has revealed a new treasure – a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago, decorated with sumptuous mosaics and equipped with a series ...

Notably, the team identified the remains of the ancient city of Hermaion, which ancient records indicate was the location of Alexander's last encampment before the battle. The researchers then ...

The ancient universities of India were intellectual powerhouses that attracted scholars from distant lands interested in studying mathematics and astronomy as well as philosophy and medicine.