Ancient History

10 Locations from the Odyssey and Their Real-Life Counterparts

By Gabriel Kirellos, in Ancient History

12 Little-Known Ancient Peoples Whose Innovations Still Power the Present

By Emily Snow, in Ancient History

The Pantheon of Greek Gods and Goddesses (The Complete List)

By Vedran Bileta, in Ancient History

The Story of Hatshepsut, Egypt’s Female Pharaoh That Was Forgotten

By Jason Whitmarsh, in Ancient History

The 10 Greatest Cities of the Classical World

By Edd Hodsdon, in Ancient History

The Dramatic Rise and Fall of the Moabites

By Eben De Jager, in Ancient History

The Worship of the Canaanite God Baal in the Bible

By Eben De Jager, in Ancient History

The Life & Deification of Drusilla, Caligula’s Sister

By Jessica Suess, in Ancient History

Who Are the Ancient Amorite People That Appear in the Bible?

By Eben De Jager, in Ancient History

What We Really Know About the Great Pyramid of Giza & Its Builder

By Sebastián Maydana, in Ancient History

How an Ancient Greek Colony Turned Into Marseille

By Neil Middleton, in Ancient History

Did Odysseus Really Travel All Around the Mediterranean?

By Caleb Howells, in Ancient History

What Was the Powerful Roman Equestrian Order That Rivaled the Senate?

By Daniel Kershaw, in Ancient History

Did Romans Really Believe That Their Emperors Were Gods?

By Mike Cohen, in Ancient History

How Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Conduct Banking?

By Jared Krebsbach, in Ancient History

16 of the Most Significant Gods of Ancient Egypt

By Jono Elderton, in Ancient History

Why Did Çatalhöyük Have No Streets?

By Mike Cohen, in Ancient History

Why Ancient Greek Heroes Couldn’t Outrun Their Prophecies

By Viktoriya Sus, in Ancient History

The Last Great Pharaoh? The Story of Ramesses III

By Heather Reilly, in Ancient History

What Are the Nicomachean Ethics? Aristotle’s Magnum Opus

By Natalie Noland, in Ancient History

How the Ancient Evil Eye Talisman Became a Modern Trend

By Vivian Milan, in Ancient History

How the Byzantine Sasanian War Changed the Ancient World

By Mike Cohen, in Ancient History

Should Socrates Have Escaped His Execution? Here’s What He Thought

By Luke Dunne, in Ancient History

Why Did the Oracle of Delphi Call Socrates the Wisest Man?

By Natalie Noland, in Ancient History

How Philip II Turned Macedon Into Greece’s Superpower

By Nathan Hewitt, in Ancient History

What Do Cave Paintings Tell Us About Prehistoric Life and Culture?

By Greg Beyer, in Ancient History

What Were the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World? (List & Video Reconstructions)

By Antonis Chaliakopoulos, in Ancient History

Brother-Sister Marriages in Ancient Egypt

By Jason Whitmarsh, in Ancient History

The Turbulent Life of Livia Augusta, the First Roman Empress

By Jessica Suess, in Ancient History

What Are the 7 Most Bizarre Ancient Inventions?

By Erin Wright, in Ancient History