Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

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Twenty-five hundred years ago the Spartans were the indisputable military power in Greece. No city had warriors as fierce and ...

Looking for epic hikes and ancient discoveries in North Dakota? This scenic spot delivers adventure by land and water.

Excavations have revealed that Philip transformed the ancient city, revolutionized its political culture, and turned it into a symbol of power and ambition.

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The trail’s 215 miles connect ancient road networks with modern hiking paths, tracing rivers, twisting up gorges and traversing the ruins of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine cities.

More than 40 years after uncovering Caana, the central architectural complex at Caracol, Belize, husband-and-wife ...

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A mosaic adorning the entrance to a fifth-century church in Turkey ’s ancient city of Olympus is both just the tip of the ...

There’s something undeniably magnetic about Italy’s iconic cities - Florence’s Renaissance flair, Rome’s ancient ruins, and ...

The Sebeiba festival, a 3,000-year-old tradition of the Tuareg people, takes center stage in Djanet, an Algerian oasis town ...