The quest for Alexander the Great’s tomb has occupied researchers for centuries. However, another interesting issue surrounding the famous...

Alexander the Great’s siege of the island city of Tyre used all the innovation and cunning worthy of a conqueror who is still remembered to this...

The world’s earliest known steel “acupuncture needles,” dating back roughly 2,000 years, have been unearthed in China. It’s...

Archimedes, one of ancient Greece’s most famous and influential physicists and engineers, left a legacy of writings that had been thought to be...

Archimedes, one of ancient Greece’s most famous and influential physicists and engineers, left a legacy of writings that had been thought to be...

An extraordinary breakthrough has revealed the final resting place of an ancient leader whose legacy shaped the rise of a powerful civilization. What...

An extraordinary breakthrough has revealed the final resting place of an ancient leader whose legacy shaped the rise of a powerful civilization. What...

Primer is The A.V. Club‘s ongoing series of beginners’ guides to pop culture’s most notable subjects: filmmakers, music styles, literary...

Archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of a Maya king at Caracol, Belize’s largest ancient city, offering the first direct evidence of royal rule at...

The Aetolians were an ancient Greek tribe of hardened hillmen that managed to defeat the mighty army of Alexander the Great