The Constantinian Excerpts show how Constantine VII’s court reorganized Greek historiography into a 53‑volume thematic ...
Kiowa tribal members revisit their ancestral homelands to honor their creation story during the anniversary of the United ...
Many wonders are described in ancient Greek stories, but few figures stand out as boldly as Talos, the giant made of shining ...
How archaeologists are rediscovering the ancient world's most marvelous monuments The canonical Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were renowned for their size or splendor and—in all cases—the ...
The beginning of the Classical style in Greek sculpture is the beginning of naturalism in art, an important turning point in ...
Egypt, third millennium b.c. The Great Pyramid of Giza is both the oldest of the Seven Wonders and the only one still standing. Built by the pharaoh Khufu (reigned ca. 2551–2528 b.c.) to serve as his ...
Recent discoveries in an archaeological site in Mexico sheds new light into the beginning of the Maya civilization, and how ...