Star Trek and Star Wars might be the biggest sci-fi franchises, but the best quote in the genre comes from Babylon 5.

A perfumer from Ancient Babylon named Tapputi-Belatekallim is possibly history's first recorded chemist, and some of the techniques she used are still in practice today. Hosted by: Hank Green Huge ...

This video outlines ancient textual and archaeological references used to document Jesus’ execution and the early organization of his followers, highlighting their evidentiary scope. It summarizes ...

The 1850 discovery of King Ashurbanipal's vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh illuminated fascinating records and ...

Amazon Prime Video viewers have taken to social media to rave about Babylon Berlin after it received an impressive 100% ...

Alexander the Great is said to have rejected a colossal Mount Athos project that could have been the eighth wonder of the ancient world.

Yale graduate Jodi Foster recently released her movie "A Private Life." ...

In this two-part article, the author presents an overview of what various ancient textual artifacts “remember” about the earliest loan closings ...

The first arrived nearly 4,000 years ago with Hammurabi’s Code: 282 edicts carved into stone and erected in ancient Babylon ...

In a study published in the journal Iraq, Dr. Troels Arbøll analyzed medical prescriptions from ancient Mesopotamia to ...

Ancient medical texts found in Iraq reveal how Mesopotamian healers sometimes sent patients to sanctuaries as part of treatment.

Fergal Kinney interviews Emma Warren about her excellent new history of how youth clubs galvanised UK and Northern Irish ...