The Phoenicians developed their ancient civilization with profits from the lucrative maritime trade of the Mediterranean.

The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...

Ibiza Town (Eivissa in Catalan) is a grand, cosmopolitan and ancient Mediterranean city located on the ... Dalt Vila is a treasure trove of history; it was founded by the Phoenicians over 2500 years ...

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

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A team of archaeologists has uncovered evidence confirming that Les Coves Llongues, in the town of Zorita del Maestrazgo (Els ...

The Tomb was located in the North-West Palace of the Ancient city of Kalkhu (modern city of Nimrud ... The items displayed Syrian and Phoenician iconography in addition to central Assyrian Art. The ...

If you love to drink wine, you have the ancient Phoenicians to thank for making fermented grape juice so popular. The Phoenicians were a civilization of people who inhabited independent city-states ...

From Rome’s holiest texts to a Chinese manuscript that wouldn’t have fit inside a shipping container, here’s our top ten list of the most important ancient documents that no longer exist ...