The legendary ancient Greek courtesan Lais of Corinth was famous for her beauty that left no man resistant to her charms, and her extravagant demands and sharp tongue ...

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied ...

Is this the real-life Atlantis? A 90-foot “pyramid” submerged just off the coast of Japan is turning heads — and could shake up everything we thought we knew about ancient civilizations.

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Soar over the ancient temples of Greece with this breathtaking drone footage. Experience the majestic Parthenon, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, and the historic ruins that tell the story of a grand ...

These findings indicate that contact between ancient communities on both sides ... Bronze Age sites from the Middle East to South Asia contain written descriptions and artistic depictions of ...

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 6 (ANI): On the occasion of Ram Navami, devotees visited the ancient Shankaracharya Temple in Srinagar on Sunday to offer prayers and seek blessings.

KUNMING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Researchers have uncovered the first definitive evidence of Middle Paleolithic Quina technology in East Asia, shedding new light on the evolution of the region's early ...

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Buddhism is most widespread in East and Southeast Asia. It is the majority religion in Cambodia, Japan, Thailand, Myanmar, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. It also has countless followers in China, Hong Kong, ...

The name embodies the Laotian attitude to life: In South-East Asia ... famous cave temple containing nearly 6,000 Buddha statues. While most tourists visiting Laos head to the ancient royal ...