Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped in tales of excess and cruelty. One enduring myth claims that as a great ...
The Domus Aurea, or “Golden House,” is perhaps the most recognizable and widely known symbol of Emperor Nero’s extravagant ambitions; built between 65 and 68 AD after the Gr ...
Archaeologists excavating near Angkor Wat uncovered several 900-year-old statues once used to guard ... century complex built by kings of the Khmer Empire, APSARA National Authority said in ...
Researchers confirmed the statues were found buried near the north gate of Angkor Thom, the 11th-century capital of the Khmer Empire. Since then, the relics have been identified as "door guardians." ...
the Roman Empire which gave way to the Byzantine, and then the Ottoman. But the Hittites had been there long before, and it was fascinating to read of the various layers of civilization that the dig ...