The Arab Muslim victory at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah paved the way for the Islamic conquest of Mesopotamia and Persia.

Egyptologist Huub Pragt and Smithsonian Journeys traveler Kellie Mecham share first impressions from their visit to the ...

The ancient Greek thinker Anaximander lent his prodigious talents to pre-Socratic Greek philosophy, geography, geometry, and cosmology.

On Thursday the Paris-based hotel giant announced plans for Sofitel Legend Pyramids Giza, a new luxury hotel in development ...

For the first time, researchers were able to see inside the mummies in the Chicago Field Museum's collections. Their findings ...

Year-Old 'Extraordinary' Tomb of High-Ranking Egyptian Lady Unearthed Near Cairo Researchers have located the tomb of an ...

Ancient Greeks of Bactria ruled over Gujarat, India under Menander around 150 B.C. and established trade contracts with the ...

Those who enjoy the history of the Roman Empire are well acquainted with the story of Antinous, the young man of ...

Yet the very fact that Ubisoft believed its technology held an answer is a telling reflection of just how far the gaming ...

China's HL-3 tokamak, a leading "artificial sun" device, now features a digital twin system for real-time monitoring.

In Luxor, Egypt—near the storied Valley of the Kings and the picturesque Nile River—a team of Egyptian and American ...

Ahram Online reports that a tomb dated to the Middle Kingdom period has been discovered in the Asasif necropolis at Thebes, which is located on the western bank of the Nile River in Upper Egypt. The 4 ...