The legacy of the Silk Road in history is enormous as it is in art, literature, science and architecture. The Great Colonnade in Palmyra, Syria (see illustration above), that ISIS (the Islamic ...

Scientists have gained new insight into the Silk Road through the discovery of two abandoned cities. Located in southeastern Uzbekistan, the cities were likely large urban centers that now point ...

As silk fabrics became all the rage in imperial ... could stock up on water and food before continuing their trek. This illustration shows the Roman-era Egyptian city of Alexandria, one of the ...

First entry into Anatolia, an important city on the Silk Road trade route in the Middle Ages. (Credit: Mazur Travel/Shutterstock) The Han Chinese court welcomed Western trade for one of the first ...

The new Silk Road is the purest illustration of Beijing’s budding influence as Washington is consumed with partisan bickering and fumbles for a coherent foreign policy. China has wrapped an ...

Traversed centuries ago by camel-back traders, two long-lost medieval cities that once thrived along the ancient Silk Road have been uncovered by drones sent searching for their secrets.

The best illustration of this jocund atmosphere is ... performing with fellow Silk Road Ensemble musicians Todd Rosenberg Photography The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma performing at the Mondavi ...

“It’s a really different environment up there,” Frachetti said of the newly discovered Silk Road settlements. “It’s winter there already. It’s freezing cold. We get snow in summer.

Kate joined Newsweek in May 2024. She is a graduate of Ithaca College. Trump, who first proposed to pardon the Silk Road creator during his 2024 presidential campaign, announced his clemency on ...

NEW YORK, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The United States is seeking the forfeiture of more than $1 billion in Bitcoin stolen from the Silk Road online marketplace, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on ...