For this reason, Cyrus became (and remains) a legendary figure in Jewish history, though he was not Jewish himself. He was more likely a devotee of Zoroastrianism, which was fervently embraced by his ...

New research out of the University of California San Diego and the University of Haifa is reshaping what we know about ancient seaborne trade in the eastern Mediterranean. Published recently in ...

The sun hangs heavy over central Iraq in late afternoon, painting the ruins of Babylon in heat and light. Dust rises from the ground in soft clouds, carrying a faint scent that seems older than time ...

AN ancient dugeon was discovered by archaeologists under a bustling UK market. The 2,000-year-old site spans the Roman, ...

New analysis of 2,600-year-old Tel Arad ostraca suggests Iron Age soldiers tracked months, days, and supplies with ...

The region is called the Holy Land not because of its relationship to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam but as a place of ...

As all these discoveries show, the land’s buried secrets have the power to transform our understanding of history, faith, and ...

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The Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, are also believed to have been built during ...

For many Jews, Cyrus represents a foreign ruler seen as a divine instrument in restoring Israel’s destiny — a story of ...

The defeat of the Persians in 334 B.C. at that location provided a monumental turning point in the success of Alexander and ...