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Ancient History Blog
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I am Ashurbanipal: British Museum Opens Spectacular New Assyrian Exhibition
This entry was posted on November 7, 2018.
Interior showing The British Museum's latest exhibition: I am Ashurbanipal. ©Sandra Alvarez The British Museum has opened its most ambitious exhibition to date with the... Read more -
Oldest shipwreck in the world discovered in Black Sea!
This entry was posted on October 23, 2018.
The Siren Vase. A red-figured jar depicting Odysseus and the Sirens. ©The Trustees of the British Museum. The exciting ancient discoveries just keep on coming... Read more -
Exciting new discoveries at the Sanctuary of Great Gods
This entry was posted on October 10, 2018.
Excavations at the theatre at the Sanctuary of Great Gods, Samothrace, Greece. ©Ministry of Culture and Sports. Ephorate of Antiquities of Evros. While we're busy... Read more -
Ancients Behaving Badly!
This entry was posted on September 24, 2018.
How well do you know the legal ins and outs of ancient history? Our latest issue on crime and punishment is out! Can you can... Read more -
Egypt Lures Visitors with 4,000 Year Old Tomb
This entry was posted on September 12, 2018.
Scenes from the Tomb of Mehu. ©Public Domain Since the 2011 political uprising, tourism in Egypt has suffered as visitors remain wary about visitng the... Read more -
World’s Oldest Cheese Discovered!
This entry was posted on August 29, 2018.
Cheese lovers rejoice! The ancient Egyptians have it done once again. After the discovery in July of a mysterious sarcophagus, another important, curse-free discovery was... Read more -
Ancient library discovered in Cologne
This entry was posted on August 14, 2018.
Cologne, known for its vibrant Roman history - is at the centre of a spectacular discovery made below its city streets. One of Germany’s oldest... Read more -
3 Facts about the Ptolemaic Dynasty
This entry was posted on August 1, 2018.
Ptolemy VIII - one of the more sinister members of this dynasty, married his sister, his niece, and murdered his son! This is a tetradrachm... Read more -
Ancient History News: Ancient Mesopotamia’s Craft Beer Connoisseurs?!
This entry was posted on July 17, 2018.
Depicted above are faience buckets, and a cup found at Khani Masi, Iraq. Photo: ©UniversityofGlasgow What’s new in the Ancient World? Our favourite news piece... Read more -
How much do you know about Cleopatra & Ptolemaic Egypt?
This entry was posted on July 4, 2018.
Our latest issue hits newsstands in a few weeks! This time, we look at Cleopatra and Ptolemaic Egypt. How much do you really know Ancient... Read more
