Which material was popularized in ancient Egypt (and later used by Greece and the Roman Empire) for writing books and other ...

So goes the story in the third book (of five) in the “Pañcatantra,” titled ... thrive by relying on friends. As the ...

India’s ancient history is like an immense ocean—deep, layered, and full of secrets waiting to be discovered. While many are familiar with the grandeur of the Indus Valley Civilization, fewer know ...

It’s hard to imagine math or the modern world without zero. While many ancient cultures used placeholders or blanks to indicate nothingness, it was Indian scholars like Brahmagupta in the 7th ...

Roman historian Tacitus' ancient manuscripts called Annals have ... in 14AD and finish with Nero's suicide 54 years later. Book 15 of the manuscript has a discussion by the writer, where he ...

According to Eberhard Sauer in ‘Mithras and Mithraism: The Encyclopedia of Ancient History ... not known) that the Zoroastrian refugees first landed on the western coast of India at ...

Eliot Stein’s quietly powerful new book celebrates the kind of singular, site-specific expertise that’s endangered by globalization and technology. “Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

As we all know, China has been famous for its traditional medicine since ancient ... of History and Culture of Southwest University in Chongqing and a recipient of the Special Book Award of ...

Many travellers find it difficult to book affordable ... are priced at Dh566. The ancient city of AlUla is known for its breathtaking sandstone landscapes and rich history. Travellers can explore ...

He is considered as probably the most successful Greek king of India, and ruled a huge empire from Gandhara to the Hindu holy city of Mathura. But lets start at the beginning! As per W. W. Tarn in his ...

If the best-known glories of ancient Egypt are the pyramids, the mummies and the gold of Tutankhamun, then ancient Mesopotamia ought to be famous for its astonishing legacy of poetry and prose. For ...