"During World War II, the British dressed a dead body in a Royal Marines uniform and planted letters saying the Allies were going to invade Greece, and that Sicily was just a decoy. It was called ...

The last sovereign of the land of the pharaohs has just celebrated his 74th birthday in Switzerland. Meanwhile, his eldest son has decided to settle in his homeland, where there is a growing interest ...

UK team pinpointed the burial of the only unlocated Eighteenth Dynasty ruler, ending a century-long gap in the royal necropolis.

This specific iconography of subjugation — a bound captive struck by a weapon — has deep roots in Egyptian state ideology. It parallels famous early dynastic scenes like those at Gebel Sheikh Suleiman ...

The past has a remarkable habit of refusing to stay in the shadows. Every year, surprise findings and archaeological ...

The annexation of Cyprus was more than another milestone in Roman expansion – it was a showcase of political theatre. In the ...

The Sleeping Lion of Nafplio is a testimonial to the Bavarian presence that shaped the early years of the modern Greek state.

Zahi Hawass recounts his rise in the new documentary The Man With the Hat, gracefully sidestepping the controversies that ...

The African startup funding scene witnessed an impressive bump in 2025, with investments hitting $3.2 billion, excluding mergers and exits, according to Africa the Big Deal. That number rises to $3.8 ...

In a provocative "MSNBC Origins" special, we investigate history's most consequential branding campaign—orchestrated not in a ...

The Sphinx sits right next to a pharaoh’s pyramid complex, which makes many historians think it was built to watch over his ...