The Rassam Cylinder is an ancient clay cylinder containing cuneiform inscriptions that describe the reign and military ...

On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...

The city of Kalkhu was a capital of the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years until King Sargon moved the capital to Dur-Sharukin (modern Khorshabad) in 717 B.C. The city is located 4 miles south-west of ...

The British Museum has introduced sensory-rich immersive experience in two galleries, working with design and innovation ...

I wrote a column that grappled with hope amid a world facing dark times. One of the things on my mind was starving children in Gaza. The column wasn't specifically about Gaza or the Middle East. It ...

The Church of the East was already present among various Mongol tribes when Kublai Khan (1260–1294) conquered China. Though ...

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Is it possible to see into the future Many believe that a man named Michel de Nostradamus could His predictions of the future have mystified scholars for over four hundred years Nostradamus made over ...

The Empire of Mali was renowned not only within the continent of Africa, but also beyond its borders. Its emperor Mansa Musa was placed on medieval European maps of Africa with description: "The king ...