From the death cults of Egypt to the fearsome yet sophisticated society of the Vikings, the ancient world was a surprising and challenging place. Explore the in-depth sections below. Discover more ...

Are hieroglyphs really as indecipherable as they look? Here is a primer on how to start interpreting these ancient motifs.

Mesopotamian scribes wrote about feeling anger in their feet and love in their liver. Learn about the similarities and ...

The ancient world, from 60,000 BCE to 650 CE, is the period in which early civilisations emerged. This series gives a snapshot introduction to eight of these ancient societies, uncovering the ...

Pliny was one of the finest characters of the ancient world, highly cultivated, very busy and useful in public service under his friend the Emperor Vespasian until A.D. 79, when he was suffocated ...

What happened to the enigmatic Therapeutae, and what was their place in ancient history? The Therapeutae were primarily located near Lake Mareotis, close to Alexandria in Egypt. This city was a ...

There was no one type of slavery in ‘biblical’ or ‘ancient’ societies, given how varied they were. But much of what ...

Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World American Museum of Natural History, New York Until 15 August 2010 The time is 8.00 p.m. in Baghdad on 14 November — 1000 AD.

Created 5,000 years ago, the mysterious color has been found on artworks and artifacts throughout the ancient world. But the pigment's recipe was eventually lost to history ...

From the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the Pyramids at Giza, these ancient world wonders do not disappoint.

The Best Board Games of the Ancient World Thousands of years before Monopoly, people were playing games like Senet, Patolli and Chaturanga Meilan Solly - Senior Associate Digital Editor, History ...