In The Orchards of Basra', Hisham, a bookseller, is drawn into the life of Yazid, an intellectual from ancient Basra, by a ...

Archaeologists in Egypt announced a breakthrough discovery, saying they found the long-lost tomb of the ancient King Thutmose II. Photos show the burial site and its distinctive artifacts. King ...

Old Inscription Reveals ‘Guide to the Afterlife’, Map Found at Ancient Egyptian Burial Site Egyptians had various beliefs ...

A new study has uncovered the "woody," "spicy," and "sweet" scents of ancient Egyptian mummies, shedding light on the ...

Without sampling the mummies themselves, which would be invasive, researchers from UCL and the University of Ljubljana in ...

Was Cleopatra the cause of the conflict between these two consuls, both eager to become the masters of Rome? Historians are ...

The spring half-term break is a great time to take the kids on a fun-filled trip to some of the UK's most child-friendly ...

Focusing on the life of Italian scholar Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, this is a superbly written effort to capture the power ...

Each person gravitates towards a specific book genre, and it often says a lot about who you ... various people from different cities and governorates across Egypt make it a point not to miss visiting ...

Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin throughout the programme, plus up to three additional languages chosen from a wide selection including Akkadian, Aramaic, Egyptian, Sumerian, Syriac and ...

Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities As a team of French archaeologists excavated a seventh-century C.E. dwelling at Taposiris Magna, an ancient city located around 30 miles west of ...

Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too. By Alexandra Alter When Andy Hunter ...