Lieutenant-General Sir William Marshall’s grave draws reflection 166 years later, honoring his service, leadership, and ...

Research shows that ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer, the world’s first civilization. Shifting deltas and tidal rhythms ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

Pope Leo XIV consecrated Monsignor Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski a bishop during a Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter ...

For millennia, ancient civilizations have left us clues about the importance of living in harmony with nature. Despite the warnings etched in stone tablets, whispered through sacred texts, and painted ...

New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about ...

With nearly 9m visitors in 2024, the Louvre is the most popular museum anywhere. A former royal palace in the historic centre ...

Driving through country roads in autumn, you will likely see swaths of cornfields ready for harvest or rolled stacks of hay drying in the sun. The fields almost look as if they came from an old ...

The legend of Sisyphus begins with a man who, if we are to believe Homer, was one of the wisest and most prudent of mortals. Nonetheless he would fall out of favor with the gods of ancient Greece. He ...

This pathbreaking work uncovers new translations of the main myths and epics written in Akkadian, including the Creation myths and the epic of Gilgamesh. The deities and heroes which figure in these ...

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Creating a great empire in ancient times was no simple task, and it usually involved a lot of warfare. Ancient Mesopotamia, called by many the cradle of civilization, was also the cradle of organized ...