The present-day Near East is the cradle of the world's oldest and largest historical empires. It is also an area greatly influenced by Western imperialism ideologies and upheavals since the 19th ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 04 - Quality Education. In the past decades, the study of the ancient and pre-modern world has experienced enormous change, thanks to ...

The Madaba Mosaic Map is perhaps the most famous geographical masterpiece of the ancient Near East. Believed to have been built during Emperor Justinian’s reign (527-565 A.D.), the tile art ...