After the conquests of Alexander the Great in Egypt, the Ptolemaic dynasty established Alexandria, the jewel of the ...

The ancestor of all “best-of” lists was the Hellenistic accounting of monumental must-sees. Only one remains in anything like ...

Knidos was home to notable figures such as Eudoxus, an esteemed astronomer, Sostratus, the architect behind the famed ...

Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria This lighthouse became the model for all lighthouses ever made.

Alice goes deep underground in search of Cleopatra, discovers how the Romans and the Greeks reacted to the treasures of Ancient Egypt and, on a visit to the site of the Lighthouse of Alexandria ...

Nearby, a large necropolis with 20 catacombs and an underground tomb beneath the ancient lighthouse of Taposiris Magna was found. The latter contained three chambers, one of which housed nine white ...

Its construction and enduring legacy remind us of the ingenuity and cultural identity of the ancient world. The Lighthouse of ...

It was demolished in 1993, and now a park stands in its place. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Lighthouse of Alexandria was destroyed by earthquakes in the 14th century. Its ruins ...

When Willem Dafoe enjoys working with a filmmaker, he’ll often jump at the chance to do it again. The list of directors the ...

50 x 35 cm. (19.7 x 13.8 in.) ...