The Nile Delta and most of Egypt north of Abydos were ruled at this time by the Hyksos—a foreign dynasty from the East—while most of the south was ruled by pharaohs from the ancient city of ...

MANY LEGENDS attend the beginning of Carthage, an ancient city in modern-day Tunisia. Its founder, Queen Dido, a refugee from the Phoenician city of Tyre (now in Lebanon), is supposed to have made ...

"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 ...

In the centre of Yemen, which boarders Saudi Arabia and Oman, the walled capital city of Shibam is famous ... previously said. But these ancient buildings skills are facing extinction, Salma ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments reduced to rubble. Credit... Supported by By Ben Hubbard Photographs and ...

Pictures released by officials show ancient stairs leading down to what was once used as a ritual bath. The steps show "notable traces of wear," according to the statement, and are "flanked by two ...