Alexander the Great is said to have rejected a colossal Mount Athos project that could have been the eighth wonder of the ...

Homer's Epics, Iliad and Odyssey, brought the ideas of Greek civilization to the world, serving as the foundation of Western literature.

A local government in India is offering a $1 million prize to the first person who cracks the code of an ancient script found in the ruins of one of the world’s earliest civilizations.

The collection, known as the “UNESCO Türkiye Series”, takes inspiration from six UNESCO World Heritage sites: Nemrut, Göbeklitepe, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Ani, and Troy. Also included are three ...

Cultures throughout history have put lead to use for wacky and often deeply poisonous purposes Sonja Anderson A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Q: What is the name of the nun to whom Mary appeared revealing that she had lived in Ephesus, Turkey the last years of her life? A: The name is Anna Katharina ...

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

Parks and Recreation, one of NBC's most cherished sitcoms, is known for its fantastic ensemble of characters that kept audiences hooked. The series aired from April 2009 to February 2015 ...

Child: The ancient Egyptian civilisation began 5,000 years ago and lasted 3,000 years! It was located along the River Nile in north-east Africa. I better write this down! Oh! I’ve lost my pen.

Ancient Egyptian person: Well it’s not! We need to know exactly when the river will flood, so that we plant our crops at the right time. That way, we can take advantage of all the nutrients left ...

The site of her death is not known, though Jerusalem and Ephesus are mentioned in ancient accounts. Roman Catholics celebrate the Queenship of Mary on August 22 to conclude the Octave of her ...

It was in A.D. 431, at the Third Ecumenical Council, in Ephesus, that she was officially ... owned hotel in the Bavarian Alps. Her only recreation was to hike the mountain trails, where she ...