Last week, Mali’s military junta moved to limit the ability of everyday people to get information from one of the most ...
Mali's military leader has created a new ministerial-level role to oversee the mining sector, strengthening the presidency's ...
The 1850 discovery of King Ashurbanipal's vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh illuminated fascinating records and ...
A massive Ancient Egyptian fortress emerges in the Sinai and redefines how the empire's eastern border was defended.
Long before Persia became a world power, Iran was shaped by the Elamites and other early civilizations. This episode follows the region’s transformation from its earliest cultures to the rise of the ...
From drunken student toga parties to the 12 million annual visitors to the Colosseum – the might of ancient Rome has echoed down the centuries in all sorts of unexpected ways. Roman buildings, ...
Researchers have launched Itiner-e, an interactive digital map tracing 300,000 kilometers of ancient Roman roads. The project reveals a far more extensive Roman network than previously believed, ...
How often do you think about the Roman Empire? For a team of international researchers who went all in and mapped the ancient Roman road system, the answer — truly — is every day. And now, anyone can ...
A newly created high-resolution map of the roads that threaded across the Roman Empire charts the ancient network from Great Britain to North Africa and has added more than 60,000 miles of roads that ...
They say all roads lead to Rome—but exactly how many Roman roads were there? According to new research, potentially over 68,000 miles (over 110,000 kilometers) more than previously known. Meet ...
Human remains excavated in an ancient well in Croatia were likely those of ancient Roman soldiers, a new study suggests. © 2025 Novak et al. CC BY 4.0 In 2011 ...
TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — In an open field at the edge of the ancient city of Timbuktu, Mali, young models walk the runway clad in colorful traditional attires during a “caravan for peace” fashion event ...