Gunpowder has been used for centuries, but did you know that the Chinese invented it by complete accident? Here's everything ...

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The Phoenicians were known for their exceptional naval skills which stemmed from two notable innovations at the time. HEre's ...

If you caught yourself wondering what was the first invention that changed the trajectory of humans' lives, read on to ...

Across the Levant in the 15th century B.C., cities were rising up against freshly-installed pharaoh Thutmose III. It would be ...

For the Greeks, the idea was a fluid one—a literal place and a civic ideal that allowed for democracy to flourish.

It is commonly believed that the Romans copied the Greek pantheon, merely changing the names of the gods. In reality, it wasn ...

For at least 450 years, the Hittites controlled much of modern-day Türkiye and beyond—from close to the shores of the Black Sea to the rivers of Mesopotamia and the waters of the Mediterranean.

The shift from ancient to modern metropolises often leaves historians and curious minds asking: which are the oldest ...

While the domed oven had been in use already among the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks, it was the Romans who turned it into ...

It’s been such a success that Prabhu, Hammadelniel and their friend James won the Minnesota Cup competition, and took home $25,000 to move the invention forward. “I don’t think I expected it ...