The last Jews of Damascus: A journey through memory and ruins
Inside Syria's ancient capital, a lone Jewish guardian watches over abandoned properties while Islamist rulers patrol the ...
Jericho, Cholula, Luoyang, Plovdiv: Explore the world's oldest cities
Argos, one of Greece's oldest continuously inhabited cities, is located on the Peloponnese peninsula. Varanasi, on the sacred Ganges River, is one of the oldest cities in the world.
Nature4d
Cultural Heritage and Conflict in the Middle East
For instance, the war in Syria has led to the devastation of sites like the Ancient City of Aleppo, prompting discussions about the need for a participatory approach to reconstruction that ...
Asia News1d
A new museum preserves Marawi traditions in the wake of the 2017 siege
Marawi (AsiaNews) – The Tales of Marawi Museum officially opened on 23 January, six years almost to the day of the ...
For Generations, Russia Was Syria’s Main Arms Supplier, That May Be Over
It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.
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A Witness in Assad’s Dungeons
A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into exile, in December, an elderly woman sat on the sidewalk ...
On The Government’s Gaslighting About Growth
Yet what Trump and Luxon also have in common – besides their self proclaimed business know-how – is their lack of any ...
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Gordon Campbell On The Government’s Gaslighting About Growth
Donald Trump made his fortune by speculating in real estate. These days, Christopher Luxon makes a lot of his money the very ...
Smithsonian Magazine4h
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Tokens That Roman Soldiers Used to Play Strategy Games
The lentil-shaped objects were unearthed in Hadrianopolis, an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, that once hosted a Roman ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5h
See the Haunting Stone Face of a Ptolemaic Statue Unearthed Near the Ancient Egyptian City of Alexandria
The statue was found at Taposiris Magna, an archaeological site where some researchers suspect Cleopatra and Mark Antony are ...
Greek Reporter6d
The Greek City of Rome Before the Romans
According to legend, long before the Romans founded Rome, there was a Greek city called Pallantium in the same area.
Greek Reporter5d
Stunning Mosaic and Tomb Discovered in Ancient Greek City of Assos in Turkey
Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Assos have discovered a 2,200-year-old Hellenistic mosaic and a 1,800-year-old Roman-era tomb.