The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from Northern India to ...

Ancient civilizations have always fascinated historians and the public. Because of how different the modern world is, we tend to marvel at how people thrived in the past, yet they had minimal ...

The allure of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World has captivated minds for centuries, transcending time and culture. In her recent documentary series, Bettany Hughes: The Seven Wonders of the ...

Recent stunning discoveries are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished there for centuries. Dense settlements indicate ...

A century ago, UChicago scholars argued a controversial idea: Western civilization had its roots in the ancient Middle East—not in Greece or Rome. Today, scholars at the OI and across the University ...