Ancient Rome’s Finest Glass Was Actually Made in Egypt Researchers used chemical analysis to determine the origins of the empire’s crystal-clear glass ...

The obelisks were just one aspect of the Roman interest in Ancient Egypt with religious ideas, astrology and agricultural techniques also adopted by Rome. 1. Lateran Obelisk ...

Ancient Egypt's history has traditionally been divided into 30 (or sometimes 31) dynasties. ... Although the Roman emperors were based in Rome, the Egyptians treated them as pharaohs.

Starting off with Ancient Egypt, we’ve got some interesting options. Amazingly, we have two separate papyri that talk about ...

Imperial Rome boasted various obelisks: some taken from Egypt, others manufactured at home. Today Egyptian obelisks can be found in New York City, Istanbul, and Paris. ( Why this ancient 'King of ...

Many people think that the calendar we use today stems from ancient Rome. While the current version, known as the Gregorian calendar, is rooted in ancient Rome, the basics were already developed and ...

How Workers in Ancient Egypt and Rome Organized Strikes Historian Sarah E. Bond joins Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian to discuss the 3000-year-old legacy of workers rebelling against unjust wages ...