A fresco from Herculaneum shows prayers to Isis in a temple of the cult, while a priest dressed as the Egyptian god Bes performs a ritual dance. What seem to be two ibises — sacred Egyptian birds — ...

The ancient city of Hatra has been on Unesco's World Heritage in Danger list since 2015, when it was occupied by Isis militants. (Hadani Ditmars) The ancient city of Hatra, one of Iraq's most ...

BAGHDAD (AP) – Islamic State extremists at Iraq’s ancient city of Hatra destroyed the archaeological site by smashing sledgehammers into its walls and shooting Kalashnikov assault rifles at priceless ...

The Nimrud site was first excavated in the 19th century and won international recognition. (Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP) Nimrud, Iraq (AFP) -- A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, ...

The ancient city of Dura-Europos, located along the Euphrates River in Syria, has been largely destroyed by the Islamic State looters, marking a major loss for the archaeological community. But, new ...

Playwright Charles Mee is a master at mining ancient myths for the truths that transcend memory-torturing details and reimagining those truths for contemporary theatergoers. Act three, scene one. / ...

(DAMASCUS, Syria) — To those who knew him, Khaled al-Asaad was as much a part of the city of Palmyra as the ancient antiquities he died seeking to protect. “The way he’d tell you the stories about ...

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, ...

She began her musical journey in church choirs and went on to perform in local nightclubs, later moving to Los Angeles to pursue a solo music career. In 2021, Sekennia embarked on a pilgrimage to ...

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants, known for their obliteration and wanton destruction of historical sites, have seized parts of the ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO world heritage site in ...

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