Fires have been a threat to humans for millions of years, therefore seeing how ancient Greeks fought them is important.

A Jewish leader and scholar, Philo (circa 20 BC – 40 AD) risked his life to plead for greater tolerance for Jews in the Roman Empire. Philo of Alexandria was a Jewish leader, philosopher and ...

According to the prevalent theory, the Eastern Roman Empire was weakened by these two ... eastern Spain, and Alexandria. “As the number of ships in use increases, so does the probability that ...

Christianity spread slowly West from Alexandria and East to Ethiopia. Through North Africa, Christianity was embraced as the religion of dissent against the expanding Roman Empire. In the 4th ...

History has long celebrated its ancient world pioneers, yet many great deeds of overlooked figures have faded with their names.

Egyptian authorities announced the seizure of 448 ancient bronze artifacts from the suspects.

Claudius Ptolemy was a Greek mathematician, astronomer and geographer who lived in the Egyptian city of Alexandria while under the rule of the Roman Empire. Much of medieval astronomy and ...