Zeugma is an ancient city in eastern Turkey renowned for its cultural heritage and archaeological sites. In early December ...

As one of history's most famous figures, many stop to wonder what Cleopatra VII Philopator really looked like.

According to legend, long before the Romans founded Rome, there was a Greek city called Pallantium in the same area.

21st century-16th century BC) and Shang (c. 16th century-11th century BC) dynasties nationwide. [Photo provided to China Daily] The discovery of a new cemetery has shed light on the existence of ...

It took two men to wrestle Rome back from chaos and turn a republic into an empire. In the first century BC, Rome was a republic. Power lay in the hands of the Senate, elected by Roman citizens.

Jews had lived in Rome since the second century BC. Julius Caesar and Augustus supported laws that allowed Jews protection to worship as they chose. Synagogues were classified as colleges to get ...

As glassblowing technologies were developed in present-day Syria in the 1st Century BC, glass objects became more prevalent in daily life. Paper was first made in China at the start of the 2nd ...