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A chance discovery at Lomekewi in Kenya pushed the origins of stone tool making back to 3.3 million years ago. Who made these ancient stone tools?
Among the many treasured monuments of ancient Egypt, the Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most famous and mysterious.
The Ancient Greek city-states and the Persian Empire had a complicated relationship that extended beyond the Greco-Persian Wars.
Ancient Greek drama radiates ingenuity not only in its plays but also in stagecraft, props, and its role as a cultural mirror of the polis.
Tradition asserts that Homer composed the Iliad and the Odyssey. But is there good evidence for this? And are there alternative potential writers?
The ancient Peloponnese endured three Messenian Wars over a period of 200 years, but when exactly did they happen, and where do they sit in Greek history?
The Ancient Greeks were nearly constantly at war, between themselves and with external threats such as Persia and Macedon. They produced many capable military commanders.
As the Persian juggernaut descended on Greece, the Athenian general Themistocles executed a bold plan at Salamis, making him one of Greece’s most famous generals.
