Founded, furnished and eventually forgotten – this has been the fate of many cities since ancient times. A few names have stayed alive in legend and literature while others disappeared completely – ...

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A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Appian Way is a roughly 350-mile-long road that runs from Rome to Brindisi. With some parts ...

We often imagine ancient civilizations as primitive compared to today’s urban landscapes. Living in mud huts, traveling by foot or animal, using rudimentary tools. That image gets shattered when you ...

Long-term excavation at Sardis continues to reveal its rich past. Collaboration and continuity are key to protecting and understanding the ancient city.

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Neolithic towns and villages in the Near East -- Early Sumerian cities -- Mesopotamian cities in the late third and second millennia BC -- Cities of the Indus Valley civilization -- Egypt of the ...

Visit ancient religious and cultural centers that have shaped the ways we view the world. Many of the Ancient Cities that helped shape the modern world endure to this day. In this episode we journey ...

Archaeologists in Croatia have reopened a 2,000-year-old hidden tunnel at the ancient city of Salona, revealing Roman amphitheatres.

Deep in the deserts of Iraq, the lost city of Charax Spasinou has finally been found. It seems it had been hiding under the Earth for more than a millennium. Experts say the city was one of Alexander ...

The strategic, cultural, and economic significance of ancient Greek colonies in the Black Sea and their enduring legacy.