Millions visit the vast and remarkably preserved ancient city of Ephesus each year, stepping back through the centuries to walk marble streets, explore Roman baths and admire landmarks like the ...

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What was the political and economic importance of the ancient city Alexandria on the Tigris? How was the city laid out? And ...

The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.

One of the last cities ever founded by Alexander the Great, later dubbed Charax Spasinou, has finally been rediscovered.

Kea, called Tzia by most Greeks, is the closest Cycladic island to the Greek capital city of Athens and it known for its ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of Charax Spasinou, one of thelast cities founded by Alexander the Great, after it ...

In the post-Assad era, more Jews are visiting a country that some fled decades ago. One hotel restaurant offers a corner ...

In Alexander Zeldin’s naturalistic adaptation of “Antigone,” Tobias Menzies and Emma D’Arcy star as a feuding uncle and niece ...

A firm believer in the prophecy of “the one,” Morpheus — the sci-fi version of John the Baptist — sets out on his search for Neo, in an effort to end the machine war, wreaking havoc on the wasteland ...

The details of Moraes’ findings have been published in an article for Archaeometry, including acknowledgements of all of the software Moraes employed. It concludes that the image on the Shroud of ...

A woman's bathroom renovation becomes a Turkish prison cell. Kenan Orhan talks with NPR's Scott Simon about his debut novel, "The Renovation." ...