Antiochus I, an Armenian king whose lineage connected him to the Seleucids, Ptolemies, and Macedonians, ruled the small territory of Commagene in Asia Minor in the 1st century B.C. In 64 B.C., Commagene became a Roman province when Antiochus reached a peaceful agreement with Pompey, who had just conquered Syria. Five years later the Roman […]
Question: What was the Royal Game Of Ur? Answer: In the ancient world, board games were as popular as they are today. Board games were very common in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and other parts of the world. The Royal Game of Ur is a board game made between 2600 and 2400 BC. So it’s at least […]
Six official clay seals found by a Mississippi State University archaeological team at a small site in Israel indicate that the biblical kings David and Solomon were ‘not fiction’ – they really existed. Many modern scholars dismiss David and Solomon as mythological figures and believe no kingdom could have existed in the region at the […]
The 22-pound chunk of waxy material was found 12 feet underground and is technically still edible. Credit: Sonja Smith/Copper Tree Turf cutters working in an Irish peat bog have unearthed a 2,000-year-old lump of butter, the Cavan County Museum announced. Smelling like a strong cheese, the 22-pound chunk of waxy material was found 12 feet […]
Several ancient hidden cities have been discovered in the jungle of Cambodia. Many of the previously totally unknown sites are located near the ancient temple city of Angkor. According to Australian archaeologist Dr Damian Evans, some of the ancient cities are between 900 and 1,400 years old and they were discovered beneath the tropical […]
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