Reconstruction of Constantinople: From 4th to 13th Century AD
Introduction – Historically, Constantinople was the largest and wealthiest city in Europe from the 5th to early 13th century AD. To that end, it was…
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Pompeii: History, Reconstruction, and Architecture of the Ancient Italian City
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…
Aristotle: 10 Things You Should Know About the Ancient Greek Philosopher
Considered as the founder of formal logic, Aristotle is also known for establishing quite a few tenets of zoological studies and the scientific method of…
2,300-year old Greek necropolis found in Bari, southern Italy
Magna Graecia (‘Great Greece’ or Megalē Hellas) pertains to the various coastal factions and settlements of southern Italy that were colonized by the Greeks from…
Ancient fortress in Bactria uncovered by archaeologists
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…
Yet another ancient Greek city found, this time on the Turkish coast
Last week, we talked about the discoveries of two Greek settlements, one in Crimea and the other pertaining to the lost city of Tenea. This…
Archaeologists have possibly found a previously unknown ancient Greek settlement in Crimea
Recent excavation-related exploits of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Archaeology have revealed some fascinating finds, like an ancient Greek fortress in Crimea and…
Archaeologists may have come across the oldest known extract of Homer’s Odyssey
Almost alluding to a poetic note, a clay plaque found in Olympia – the home to ancient Olympics and feats of athleticism, might just pertain…
Animation presents the tactics of the ancient Macedonian army of Alexander the Great
While popular history tends to bring forth the notion of Alexander the Great as a military genius (and rightly so), his generalship was not only…
Remnants of a 2,500-year old ancient Greek port found in Naples, Italy
From the historical perspective, the regions around Naples (the present-day capital of Campania, southern Italy) were probably inhabited since the Neolithic times. And while the…
