#ancient-civilizations
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, covering approximately 3.6 million square miles (9.4 million square kilometers) of North Africa.... Read more
The Babylonian Empire was a powerful state in ancient Mesopotamia that existed from the 18th to the 6th century BCE. The empire was founded by King... Read more
The Sumerians, who lived in Mesopotamia between 4000 and 2000 BCE, had a complex and sophisticated system of government. Although they are often... Read more
Merneptah was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who ruled from 1213 to 1203 BCE. He was the fourth ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt and the... Read more
The Inca Empire, also known as Tawantinsuyu, was one of the largest and most powerful empires in pre-Columbian America. It covered a vast territory... Read more
Life as a Roman soldier was a tough and challenging experience. Soldiers were recruited from all over the Roman Empire, and their daily routines and... Read more
The Rosetta Stone is a large slab of granodiorite rock inscribed with a decree issued in 196 BC by King Ptolemy V in three scripts: Greek, Egyptian... Read more
Ahmose I was the first pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, and he played a crucial role in expelling the Hyksos invaders who had controlled... Read more
The Sumerian civilization is considered to be one of the oldest civilizations in the world, dating back to around 4000 BCE. It was located in... Read more
The Sumerians were one of the earliest civilizations in human history, dating back to around 4000 BCE. Their views on justice and punishment were... Read more