The Ptolemies also established a Library of about 500,000 volumes in the Broucheion section of the palace and a sister Library of probably 42,000 volumes in the temple of Zeus Serapis known as ...

The sanctuary can be identified as “the sanctuary of Canopus” referred to by Herodes’ biographer Philostratos (2nd-3rd cent. AD). In founding it, Herodes imitated the Emperor Hadrian, who had built a ...

SAN FRANCISCO — February 20, 2018 — Ubisoft’s Discovery Tour by Assassin’s Creed: Ancient Egypt is a new educational tool which lets anyone explore the entire interactive 3D recreation of Ancient ...

Organized for the second time, the tour will run from Bergama's (Pergamon) ancient site of Serapeion to Ephesus in Selçuk, looking to draw attention to these UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the city.

There’s something about the notion of submerged cities that appeals unfailingly to the romantic imagination.

The fall of Serapeion, Alexandria In June 16, 391, an edict espoused by Theodosius at Aquileia, Eastern Roman Emperor who had gradually assumed power, after the death of Valentinian II, banned all ...