Explore the massive rock sanctuary of Yazılıkaya, the largest Hittite monument ever discovered! Located just outside the ancient capital of Hattusa, this stunning open-air temple features two main ...

A major exhibition at the Louvre in Paris has been shedding light on the Hittites, a formidable foe of the ancient Egyptian New Kingdom, writes David Tresilian Centred in southern Anatolia and the ...

Among the many items sought by archaeologists, part of a statue of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, representing him seated, was highly coveted. The first piece was discovered by a German team ...

Gilgamesh, the builder-king of Uruk, and Achilles, the destroyer-prince of Phthia, represent the primal archetypes of the ...

Barry Dudding, a not-so-retired Anglican minister, gives a Sermon on Old Age Billy Graham, the American evangelist, once made the comment that he had heard many sermons on death, but he had never ...

Ramses II ruled Egypt with flair, power and a knack for self-promotion. He was the third ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty and enjoyed a reign that spanned an astonishing 66 years. It earned not only ...

Homer’s Iliad tells only part of the story, while Hittite tablets hint at a wider Bronze Age conflict involving empires, vassal states, and forgotten alliances. This chapter follows the documents, the ...

Hence it is no surprise that it was Shlomo who took it upon himself to construct a permanent sanctuary – the first Beit Hamikdash – in his royal capital, Jerusalem. Because NOWHERE in the Torah is ...

The Temple Mount refers to a flat plaza situated above the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, and it is considered a holy site in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam alike. According to Jewish ...

The regular serial publication of the Society, issued quarterly, is the Journal of the American Oriental Society. The first volume, published in 1843-49, set the tone for all time in the broad scope ...

Andrew Beattie was part of the original editorial team at Investopedia and has spent twenty years writing on a diverse range of financial topics including business, investing, personal finance, and ...