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ASHKELON CEMETERY, ISRAEL - Archaeologists have made an incredible discovery along Israel's coast: a 3,000 year-old Philistine cemetery tha...
Think history is just a boring list of names and dates? Think again. There's hundreds of amusing stories that they don't tell you in history class. Some of thos...
The only thing worse than a bank heist around $1-billion (USD) is when the person in charge, not of the bank but of the country, commits that theft. Sad, but tr...
"Different animal species were unearthed in Emperor Qinshihuang's mausoleum, including real animals and those made of pottery or iron." - Wu Lina, Researcher wi...
"There are literally many thousands of Safaitic inscriptions and petroglyphs in the Jebel Qurma region, which suggests that people intensively used the area." -...
Across the world, there are any number of myths and legends that are still making the rounds. While many of us take the stories we take with a pinch of salt, th...
While kings and queens have more than made their mark throughout history, it’s fair to say that some have stuck out more than others. Although we might remember...
History has served up its fair share of unruly leaders. Over the course of noted history, there has been no end to the reigns of tyranny that have taken place a...
Isabella I of Castile ruled as Queen of Castile and León from December 11, 1474 until her death on November 26, 1504. Though she struggled to claim the throne f...
Stretched over four years, dragged through the trenches of Europe and raked through her skies, World War I left more than just scars on the countryside. It left...
