This belief in Babylon's exceptional nature in the ancient world is a precious testament to past cultural beliefs. This map remains a fascinating testimony to ancient knowledge and imagination ...

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.

Find out what events were at the ancient Olympics. What was it like to live in an ancient Greek family? What was everyday life like in ancient Greece? Find out about family life, entertainment ...

Sail along the magnificent isles and rocky coastlines of Greece and Turkey on this voyage ... coastlines poised at the crossroads of the world. On board the ship, join an expert for nightly ...

Sparta's Greek name was Lacedaemon, and it was found in southern Greece. In Ancient Rome ... works into Latin and reproduced Ptolemy's World Map. Moroccan geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi's created ...

However, both Darius and his son Xerxes came unstuck in their efforts to defeat independent Greece and thereafter ... During the 5th and 6th centuries BC, the ancient Olmec civilization was ...

New research in Sumerian Eridu, the oldest known city, has mapped thousands of canals and farms, shedding light on the ...