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After the death of Alexander the Great, a eunuch named Philetaerus established the ancient Greek city of Pergamon a major center of power.

Andy Beta kept waiting for a full biography on Alice Coltrane to come out. He waited for months, then years, for it to materialize, but that moment never arrived. Eventually, he realized that if no ...

Is Abu Simbel worth it, or just hype? My honest review of the Abu Simbel temples and whether the long trip from Aswan is ...

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Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself?

Debunking alien claims matters, but so does telling richer, more compelling stories about how humans shaped their own past.

The 25th Dynasty originated in Nubia, in what is today Sudan, and ruled over ancient Egypt between 744 and 656 BC.

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Here's what to know about Passover, when Passover 2026 begins and ends, and a calendar of when other Jewish holidays land in 2026.

Two archaeologists explore the enduring myth that extraterrestrials contributed to the various ancient cultures around the ...