A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Appian Way is a roughly 350-mile-long road that runs from Rome to Brindisi. With some parts ...

An ancient Roman city featuring a forum and a monumental theater has been discovered near Italy's Appian Way. Researchers used advanced drone technology to uncover historical evidence.

Founded, furnished and eventually forgotten – this has been the fate of many cities since ancient times. A few names have stayed alive in legend and literature while others disappeared completely – ...

The little-known ancient Greek city of Europos has started to unveil its secrets in a new wave of excavations that started in 2020.

We often imagine ancient civilizations as primitive compared to today’s urban landscapes. Living in mud huts, traveling by foot or animal, using rudimentary tools. That image gets shattered when you ...

Explore the ancient city of Cahokia, where over 20,000 people once thrived. Walk its mounds, uncover history, and experience a UNESCO World Heritage site in Illinois!

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Archaeologists in Croatia have reopened a 2,000-year-old hidden tunnel at the ancient city of Salona, revealing Roman amphitheatres.

Neolithic towns and villages in the Near East -- Early Sumerian cities -- Mesopotamian cities in the late third and second millennia BC -- Cities of the Indus Valley civilization -- Egypt of the ...

Visit ancient religious and cultural centers that have shaped the ways we view the world. Many of the Ancient Cities that helped shape the modern world endure to this day. In this episode we journey ...