Step back in time to the ancient city of Alexandria and Meet Hypatia, a brilliant mathematician, astronomer, teacher, and ...

and alleged author of the Emerald Tablet—a cryptic text said to contain the very keys to immortality and the transformation of the soul. In this journey through ancient mystery and esoteric lore ...

That Urartian cylinder seals began to feature Assyrian symbols is an interesting example of cultural and political dynamics in ancient times. With trade, the exchange of artistic traditions and ...

As far back as the 8th century BC, the ancient Greeks had invented a large, round shield that became an essential part of warfare.

"In ancient cultures, Egyptian ... Borisov adds that the Great Pyramid of Giza "certainly fulfills" the notion of immortality ascribed to Adam by God. "As for the immortality ascribed to Adamah ...

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with immortality; and with the curing of disease. Depending on the culture, they can be regarded as benevolent or evil (or as capable of being both) – and were sometimes even seen as symbols of ...

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of 5,000-year-old remains apparently belonging to a high-society woman from an ancient Peruvian civilization. The tomb was found in Aspero, an area in ...

Whoever started putting the ancient Greek icon on American public ... gliding between the worlds of humanity and immortality on his winged sandals. He was also the class clown of the 12 Olympic ...

Some of the symbols on these cylinder seals correspond to those used in proto-cuneiform, a form of proto-writing used in Mesopotamia. The finding indicates that the invention of writing in ...