Anaximander's Map is considered by some to be the first-ever world map, and alleged versions of it have been shared across ...

What's cooler than maps? Bizarre ancient maps. Oxford University Press recently published "The Oxford Map Companion: One Hundred Sources in World History," edited by UC Irvine historian Patricia Seed.

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

This was one of the most important trade routes in the ancient world, and Troy’s location ... On the interactive map on the home page, the levels are represented by different colors.

This tree-map is sounding a rare note of optimism in the conservation world. But the Woodland Trust charity warns that these trees - known as ancient or veteran specimens - have "almost no" legal ...

This was one of the most important trade routes in the ancient world, and Troy’s location ... On the interactive map on the home page, the levels are represented by different colors.