"That's ancient history ... mathematics, medicine and astronomy. Over the centuries, the nation that would become Iran thrived as it assimilated influences from Egypt, Greece and India.

An entire ancient Egyptian settlement from the New Kingdom, also known as the Golden Age of Egypt, surfaced from beneath Greek ruins at the site of Kom el-Nugus near Alexandria Among the artifacts ...

Thucydides fought in the Peloponnesian War on the Athenian side. His world was steeped in the sensibilities of Greek tragedy, and his historical narrative carries that imprint throughout.

Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu American Congresswoman, and Suhas Subramanyam were sworn in on the Gita, along with Kash Patel ...

Vinzenz Brinkmann and Ulrike Koch-Brinkmann / Stiftung Archäologie The Greeks took their beauty seriously ... according to modern scholars. Ancient sculptors were very much interested in color ...

Ephesus: An ancient Greek city-state in Anatolia. A well-preserved facade of the Celsus Library. Credit: Benh LIEU SONG Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 While Athens and Sparta dominate history book ...

Ephesus: An ancient Greek city-state in Anatolia. A well-preserved facade of the Celsus Library. Credit: Benh LIEU SONG Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 While Athens and Sparta dominate history book ...

In this heartfelt wildlife documentary, a volunteer conservationist and an endangered critter develop a parent-child connection. By Jeannette Catsoulis The film “1-800-ON-HER-OWN” follows the ...

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