Pompeii, the ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples, boasted an assortment of baths, houses, temples, public structures, graffiti, frescoes, and even a gymnasium and a…
Introduction – Credit: Jean-Claude Glovin Boasting a ‘perpetual’ construction process that spanned over two millennia (circa 21st century BC to 1st century AD), the ancient…
The Lord of Isles alludes to a unique parcel of medieval history – with the title belonging to a particular branch of the Scottish nobility…
The legacy of Pompeii, while often tied to the Vesuvius eruption, goes beyond the catastrophe to account for an incredible chapter of history – ranging…
Historically, the construction of Parthenon, in circa 438 BC, in many ways reflected the upbeat mood of the Athenians in the late 5th century BC….
There are very few historical ruins in the world that have held up their legacy so much so that they still play a significant role…
Introduction – When it comes to the historically rich region of Mesopotamia, Babylon is arguably the most renowned of all cities. An ancient settlement that…
Rather than a single temple, the Largo di Torre Argentina in Rome (in what constituted ancient Campus Martius) is a part of a square that…
Bactria, encompassing parts of modern-day Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, was counted among one of the easternmost provinces of the Achaemenid Persian Empire and the later…
From the historical perspective, the list of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World comes to us from an incomplete manuscript known as the Seven Sights…
