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 ...
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 ...
Ukrainian troops have regained lost positions around Chasiv Yar, it has been reported, as a map shows the latest state of play around the strategically important Donetsk city. Russian forces have ...
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 ...
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 ...
Read more about the Hindenburg disaster: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/80th-anniversary-hindenburg-disaster-mysteries-remain-180963107 ...
A new study settled a century-long debate over whether an ancient skull found at an elaborate tomb in Ephesos, Turkey, was Cleopatra’s sister. Photo from Gerhard Weber, University of Vienna ...
An exciting new Korean crime-thriller is coming to Netflix in February 2025, Bogota: City of the Lost. It stars Song Joon Ki as a young man who moves with his family to Bogota, Colombia, in the 90s ...