Scholars began to unravel Egypt’s long-lost past ... the obelisks known as “Cleopatra’s Needles” were constructed more than a thousand years prior to Cleopatra’s reign. The London and New York ...

Left: a Roman sculpture of Cleopatra VII wearing a royal diadem, mid-1st century BC (around the time of her visits to Rome in 46–44 BC). Right: A posthumous painted portrait of Cleopatra VII of ...

That Cleopatra has not been erased by history is an achievement enough for a woman who loved and lost an empire.

Egypts legendary city Alexandria has had an unparalleled history from its creation by Alexander the Great until its collapse during the reign of Cleopatra when it fell to the hands of the Romans ...

Travellers’ accounts speak about more than 50 churches and convents, and 3,500 houses — the Portuguese occupied only about a quarter of them — that formed the city’s prominent landmarks.

With paper maps, getting lost was part of the fun. Every wrong turn was an opportunity for discovery, leading to unexpected adventures and serendipitous encounters. The absence of a recalculating ...

A "chopsticks" rocket catch by Elon Musk's SpaceX was among the highlights of 2024 [Reuters] ...

Built over 2,000 years ago, the iconic desert city continues to mesmerize tourists and archaeologists alike. Ad Deir, or the Monastery, is one of Petra's many facades carved out of sandstone in ...

A nearly century-old mystery surrounding a skull thought to belong to Cleopatra’s murdered sister was solved thanks to modern DNA analysis. Archaeologists exploring a Turkish tomb in 1929 made ...

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Photos show a few of these stone ruins, partially overgrown by the rainforest. A map shows the layout of X’baatún’s core area. The settlement’s name means “place where water is collected ...