While today, the city of Rome is a place overflowing with history, culture and influence, it is difficult to associate the modern marvel...

Most of what the general public knows about ancient Egypt relates to their dealings with death: mummies, pyramids, King Tut’s death mask,...

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of UNESCO's World Heritage Convention The purpose of the convention is to promote and initiate...

An examination of how antiquity lives on in Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical architecture Today, when something is no longer...

Throughout history different kinds of building techniques and materials have dominated the fashion and knowledge of their time. One of...

Rome began as a kingdom, ruled by kings, until the population became so enraged with the system that they expelled the last king and...

Herculaneum is an ancient town located close to Naples, Italy, at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site, and...

The assassination of a king, a royal coup, and an infamous trial; these themes have prevailed throughout human history and continue to be...

Ever since the Neolithic (10,000 - 4500 BCE), mudbrick has been the main building material in warmer climates like Africa and the Middle...

Nestled south of the Yarmouk nature reserve in the northernmost part of Jordan lies the remains of the ancient city of Gadara, modern day...

During the Middle Kingdom (c. 2064 - 1797 BCE), specifically the 12th Dynasty (1991 -1802 BCE) King Senwosret I (c. 1971-1328 BCE)...