The ancient cities of Damascus and Aleppo evolved into thriving cities that perfectly blend history with modern life.

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) is home to one of the world’s most spectacular collections of art, sculpture, ...

Learn about the history and travel tips for this UNESCO world heritage site. Learn about the Ancient City of Damascus, located in Syria. It is one of the oldest cities to be continuously inhabited ...

Hurston wasn’t drowning in the pelagic waters of tragedy; instead, she was refining the stories that ethnic groups had ...

Influential public figures, patrons of the arts, diplomats, global CEOs, distinguished writers and artists were among guests ...

The remains of Lyncus, the lost capital city of the ancient Kingdom of Lyncestis, may have been found by archaeologists ...

The "Dead Sea Scrolls" exhibit, announced at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, features ancient Jewish ...

Archaeologists excavating a massive tomb in Pompeii unearthed extremely rare, nearly life-size marble statues that shed new light on the power held by priestesses in the ancient city.

Archaeologists found the tomb nearly 23 feet (about 7 meters) underground at the site of an ancient necropolis, or “city of the dead.” The necropolis is situated at Abydos’ Anubis Mountain ...

But international efforts have been gradually peeling back the layers, exposing the structures and describing the scale of the city. “There are pagodas and stupas, ancient wells, ceramic kilns ...

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Pavlopetri, the World’s Oldest Underwater Town In 1967, Nicholas Flemming discovered an entirely submerged ancient city off the coast of Greece. Pavlopetri, thought to be 5,000 years old, is the ...