While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

There are very few remains of ancient ships, except in one unusual place: the Black Sea has a unique environment that ...

The Punic people had almost no genetic ties to Phoenicians, even though the latter founded the great city of Carthage.

A series of ground-breaking discoveries are revealing, for the first time, the remarkable role played by the island - one of the world's least known ancient ... part of the trade route linking ...

Farming and trade flourished. Antioch in Pisidia became a colony for Roman war veterans. As at other such colonies ... belief that its ancient inhabitants came from the Greek island of Crete.

Trade Red Sea resorts ... Egyptian mint tea and colonies of birds, short cruises crewed by local sailors are facilitated by the balmy Egyptian breeze. En route home, relax on the comfortable ...

Scholars, missionaries and travellers have followed the ancient caravan routes bearing messages from their lands ... wars of succession and wars over trade have been fought. While conflict has been ...

For ages, the Judean Desert has kept its ancient ... where retired Greek soldiers got land as a thank-you for their service—and ended up blending into local life like seasoned neighbors. So, this ...

Salt also allowed fish, meat, and milk (as cheese) to be stored and transported, and an extensive trade ... ancient seas could be dug out of the ground. The earliest known salt mine was in 5000 BC, at ...