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The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.
The "Dead Sea Scrolls" exhibit, announced at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, features ancient Jewish ...
The ancient ... stood—just stone foundations half-covered by dry grass. Some of the city’s gates still stand, guarded by statues of lions, sphinxes, and an axe-wielding god.
Tax day has changed history, with examples including the Rosetta Stone, Julius Caesar’s progressive policies, Caesar Augustus ...
A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.
In Ancient Palestine, numerous wars took place between the Israelites and the Philistines. What do we know about these wars?
Mary was not alone in her faithful vigil. The Gospels record various women who followed Jesus throughout his ministry, who stayed at the cross when male disciples fled, who watched where his body was ...
You know it today as the Rosetta Stone. The stone recorded the same message in three different scripts: ancient ... Godiva — whose name in Old English was Godgifu (meaning God’s Gift ...
Instead she looked to the internet, writes journalist Leah Sottile in her new book, Blazing Eye Sees All: Love Has Won, False ...