When it receded, it left behind a carpet of fertile soil that fed the world’s first great civilization. Ancient Egypt was, to the ancient world, what the United States has been for the 20th century.

Ancient civilizations have always fascinated historians ... The second season even features arguably the greatest modern ...

From magnificent megacities to grand architectural ensembles, many great cities have disappeared ... Harappa is one of the cities of the ancient Indian Indus civilization, which was located ...

The Greek document details a court case in ancient Palestine involving tax ... continent Eli Wizevich The enigmatic Indus Valley civilization left behind a script that today's historians haven ...

This is where our history of Egypt begins, in the shadow of the Great Pyramid of Giza, where stone meets sky as a testament to one of the greatest civilizations on earth. Here, on the plateau of ...

The Byzantine Empire maintained an intriguing relationship with ancient China, thus sending ambassadors there.

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.