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

Knidos was home to notable figures such as Eudoxus, an esteemed astronomer, Sostratus, the architect behind the famed Lighthouse of Alexandria. Marble sculpture of the lion of Knidos at the ...

The North African country, one of the cradles of civilization, hides places unknown to many. Visitors can discover the ...

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

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 ...

Knidos is said to have witnessed the lives of notable figures such as the astronomer and mathematician Eudoxus, the physician Euryphon, the painter Polygnotus, and Sostratus, the architect of the ...