The magnificent ancient Persian city of Ctesiphon with its mythical culture-heroes was the Roman emperors' ultimate prize in their wars against Persia. The capture of the enemy capital meant prestige, loot, and the symbolic humiliation of the Persian king.
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The Greek colonies in Spain are proof that, as adventurous seafarers, ancient Greeks reached the far end of Europe to trade and establish new settlements.
As a seafaring people, ancient Greeks were among the very few "rulers" of the Mediterranean...
The Curetes were purportedly the first inhabitants of the Greek island of Crete. They were mythical creatures, specifically legendary benign deities who lived prior to the Minoan Civilization.
There are several myths and versions thereof about the Curetes (spelled kou-re-tes),...
Parion, also known as Parium, was an ancient Greek city located on the coast of the Hellespont (present-day Dardanelles Strait) in northwestern Anatolia, Turkey. Founded in 709 BC, it played a significant role in the region's history and culture.
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Is the history of the Nabataeans mysterious or lost? The Kingdom of the Nabataeans has not been substantially recorded by scholars and archaeologists alike, but that is changing. The question is if there is any connection between the Nabataeans...
Evidence preserved on papyri and ostraca as well as in graffiti indicates ancient Greek and Roman tourists visited Egypt to observe and admire the Egyptian civilization.
While in ancient times people traveled—sometimes quite far—to worship, written evidence that has been...
Ancient Greek and Roman records refer to a mysterious group of islands called the Cassiterides. These islands were a source of tin, an important product in the Greco-Roman world. Yet despite apparently being a major source of the metal,...
The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the most famous stories in Greek mythology. It is a classic quest story, and the goal at the end of the quest is the Golden Fleece. This is what...
For some time, Ancient Egypt was ruled by a dynasty of Ethiopian kings. According to legend, one of them was so powerful that he conquered Anatolia, across the Mediterranean from Egypt. Could such a conquest have really occurred, and...
Pyrgi was one of the most compelling coastal cities of ancient Italy, reflecting a strong sense of historical continuity that connected the Etruscan world with the Greek sphere through the enduring legacy of the Pelasgians.
Situated on the Tyrrhenian coast,...
