Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...

After a wait of more than two decades, the Grand Egyptian Museum has welcomed visitors into 12 of its galleries – Tamara Davison travels to Cairo to find out if the treasures within are enough to enti ...

According to Egyptian legend, the goddess Sekhmet was created by Ra, who wanted her to destroy humans who were disobedient to ...

An investigative look at the evolving cultural discourse around pubic hair — from ancient history and feminist movements to today's celebration of the bush.

The lifestyle of elite professional sportsmen in ancient Greece and Rome was comparable to that of a celebrity today.

Hidden beneath Egypt’s desert sands, scientists uncovered a nearly complete skull of Bastetodon, a 30-million-year-old ...

Alexander the Great is said to have rejected a colossal Mount Athos project that could have been the eighth wonder of the ...

No travel destination in the world offers the diversity of Egypt. The country unquestionably belongs to a social and cultural ...

The Pyramid of Giza stands as a powerful symbol of ancient Egypt’s grandeur, drawing millions of visitors each year to marvel ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

Double the size of a normal human skull, the ancient marble head ... Mohamed Abdel-Badie, an official at Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, adds that the statue’s model may have been ...

Ancient Cemetery in Egypt with 'Book of the Dead' Papyrus and Mummies Has Been Uncovered Afterward, said authorities, “the statue was seized by police officers from the Cultural Heritage ...