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Looking for the best places to visit in Europe this June? European travel enthusiast Emma Braby has curated a list of her favorite must-visit destinations that are perfect for your June adventures.
The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...
In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re dead ...
Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.
New research suggests ancient Mars may have been warm and wet, with rainfall or snowmelt carving its iconic valleys.
The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...
Fort Payne isn’t just another dot on the Alabama map – it’s a character-filled town nestled at the foot of Lookout Mountain ...
For her final film performance, Aaliyah takes centerstage in Queen of the Damned, a standalone film adapted from Anne Rice’s 1988 Interview with the Vampire sequel. Aaliyah plays Akasha, a former ...
A 2,000-year-old marble throne dedicated to Potamon, a revered rhetorician of Mytilene, has been highlighted by a 1908 ...
Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday evening for the solemn Via Crucis procession, ...
A University of Michigan-led study suggests that Homo sapiens may have benefitted from the use of ochre and tailored clothing during a period of increased UV light 41,000 years ago, during the ...
Movies have a special way of transporting us to different worlds, whether they are fantastical or set in real-life cities. Many famous film locations become ...