Ancient History

Daily information about past eras, including Ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Aztecs, Incas, China and archaeology.

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Egypt
Egypt Makes 'Major Discoveries' At Saqqara Archaeological Site
Barron's - AFP - Agence France Presse
Egypt announced Saturday the discovery of a new trove of treasures at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, including an ancient funerary temple. The …
Jan 16
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Archaeology
Weizmann scientists date Santorini eruption with modern olive branch
jpost.com - By HANNAH BROWN
When the volcano on the Mediterranean island of Santorini erupted over three thousand years ago – give or take a few hundred -- it spewed lava, rocks …
Jan 12
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History
Caligula’s Garden of Delights, Unearthed and Restored
The New York Times - Franz Lidz
The fourth of the 12 Caesars, Caligula — officially, Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus — was a capricious, combustible first-century populist remembered, perhaps unfairly, as the empire’s most tyrannical...
Jan 12
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Archaeology
Tomb of murderous Chinese emperor finally identified
Live Science - Owen Jarus
While excavating a mausoleum in Luoyang, China, archaeologists discovered an artifact that may finally confirm that a mysterious tomb belongs to …
Jan 11
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Roman Empire
Archaeologists Found Dozens of Ancient Roman Army Camps in the Coolest Way
Popular Mechanics - By Kyle Mizokami
Traces of Rome’s conquest of Spain are still visible 2,000 years later. Archaeologists have discovered the remains of dozens of Roman military camps in northern Spain, ferreting out their location thousands...
Jan 8