Ancient History

The Battle of Red Cliffs is one of the most famous battles in Chinese history, but most accounts tend to mix fact and fiction.

The first three Chinese dynasties spanned almost 2,000 years, beginning with the enigmatic Xia and ending with the political turmoil of the Zhou Dynasty.

In 2015, a 4,000-year-old Minoan Octopus flask fell and got destroyed while on display at the eminent Heraklion Museum in Crete, Greece.

In Roman polytheism, one god stands out as uniquely Roman with a unique place in the hierarchy of gods: Janus.

The idea of Ma’at was a fundamental concept in ancient Egypt, but what was Ma’at, and how did an idea manifest as a goddess?

The Hallstatt period was the earliest phase of Celtic culture. What we know about these people comes exclusively from their material remains.

What did apotheosis mean to the ancient Romans and how did it pave the way for the deification of the Roman emperors?

Climb Belize’s tallest structure, walk through a city swallowed by jungle, and see a 65-ton stone monument. These ten Maya ruins are just legendary.