The Suez canal: one of the most important trade routes in the world for more than 150 years. shubhamtiwari via Shutterstock Many other British people did not worry about such things, and welcomed ...

It took two men to wrestle Rome back from chaos and turn a republic into an empire. In the first century BC, Rome was a republic. Power lay in the hands of the Senate, elected by Roman citizens.

A 2,800-year-old ancient Egyptian mummy head ... 800BC and 750 BC. A descendant of the soldier who had the priceless relic in their family’s possession for a century said it was kept ...

Egypt discovers first royal tomb in over a century 00:35. Egyptian officials announced Tuesday the discovery of the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last of the lost tombs of the kings of ancient ...