One of the most memorable images by Greek historian Herodotus depicts Persian King Xerxes ordering the sea to be punished ...

Little did Leonidas know that over 2,500 years later, "Molon Lave" would be used as a global marketing tool -from weapons to ...

Long before Xerxes reached Thermopylae, Persia’s kings were already asking a dangerous question, who are the Spartans. This chapter traces the origins of Spartan power, Lycurgus’ half-mythic ...

These ruins of the city of Babylon in Iraq date to the Neo-Babylonian Empire (626–539 B.C.). A 22-inch-high basalt stela depicting Babylon’s king Nabonidus (r. 556–539 B.C.) shows him wearing a ...

Today, the friendship between Jews and ordinary Iranians is alive and well, with Iranians taking to social media to express support for Israel after the Bondi attack. We must stand with them in turn.

This two-foot-tall basalt statue depicts Udjahorresnet, an Egyptian courtier who held high positions under the final two pharaohs of the 26th Dynasty (664–526 B.C.) and the first two pharaohs of the ...

This redefines “high” society in ancient Egypt. Yale University researchers have found trace amounts of opium jars in an ancient Egyptian vessel, proving that opium use was widespread in the land of ...

The Nebraska men’s basketball team is one of six Division I schools in America without a loss. That’s six out of 365 teams. Nebraska employs an entertaining style of play. The Huskers hustle, play ...

Sometimes, you win pretty. Sometimes, you just survive. And sometimes, you walk into a hostile arena, throw a wrench in the gears of a team desperate for revenge, and walk out with exactly what you ...

After the stunning victory at Salamis, Themistocles received a wreath of olive leaves in acknowledgement of his brilliance. A vote to decide who should receive the award for achieving the victory fell ...

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