AN ANCIENT SITE ROOTED IN THE HEART OF MODERN BEIJING, THE FORBIDDEN CITY IS ONE OF CHINA’S MOST FAMOUS ATTRACTIONS. COMPLETED IN 1420, THE CITY SERVED AS THE PALACE OF MING DYNASTY EMPEROR, YONGLE.
A British artist embarked on a unique six-month journey by motorbike to visit sites in China, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Egypt, Italy and Iran. Bo Leung in London reports.
Known as columelle, the stelae shed light on the identity of Italians in a newly unified peninsula.
For as long as there have been humans, there have been humans getting drunk—or at least that’s what biomolecular archaeologist and brew connoisseurPatrick McGovernthinks.The jack-of-all-trades researcher tackles the subject at length in his new book,Ancie
TheArch of Constantine, dedicated on 25 July 315 CE, stands inRomebetween theColosseumand the Palatine Hill, at what was once the beginning of the Via Triumphalis. As described on its attic inscription, it commemoratesConstantine’svictory at the Battle of
Theater has been loved by many people since classical times. Along with its popularity, stage theater construction evolved greatly between the ancient Greek and Roman periods. In this research, an architectural researcher has clarified the development pro
The Atlas of Ancient Rome looks at the city over the course of its evolution in remarkable detail
One of the great marvels of the ancient world, the city of Petra stands as a monument to a thriving civilization thousands of years ago, in what is now Jordan. Spectacular photos of the Nabatean metropolis — much of which was carved directly into vertical
On June 29 2014 – nearly three years ago to the day – Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi took the pulpit at the Great Mosque of Al-Nuri in Mosul in northern Iraq.
Forensic techniques that are used to solve modern homicide cases helped American anthropologists reveal family resemblances in 2,000-year-old skulls from the Roman Empire.
A new look inside 2,000-year-old Roman concrete has provided new clues to the evolving chemistry and mineral cements that allow ancient harbor structures to withstand the test of time.
Situated in the province of Şanlıurfa, the Göbeklitepe archaeological site, which has been under excavation for years, goes on yielding new findings, the latest of which are hollowed skulls that shed light on possible religious and social r
The fiery end of the last Egyptian colony
In an effort to share more of our favourite ancient objects from around the world, Ancient History Encyclopedia staff have taken a closer look at some really amazing objects or structures. Today’s Object in Focus is theFrancois Vase.Pottery is history’s g
Skeletal evidence shows that, hundreds of years after the Roman Republic conquered most of the Mediterranean world, coastal communities in what is now south and central Italy still bore distinct physical differences to one another -- though the same could
