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Warfare was a way of life for many Ancient Egyptian pharaohs. A new Sky HISTORY series sees why several of their battles are considered the stuff of legend.
1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led archeologists to what they believe is the site of a seventh-century battle that was decisive in the spread of Islam in the region.
So, what does this mean for ancient civilizations? How did they view outer space, the stars, and the objects that we today would refer to as unidentified aerial phenomena (unidentified anomalous ...
The fan-favorite historical war epic dramatizes one of Ancient Greek history's most famous doomed missions - the Battle of ...
In Rings of Power season 2, Cirdan tells Elrond about a great battle in which the earth itself was used as a weapon - so what was he talking about?
Researchers have identified a "hugely significant" ancient battle site with the help of declassified U.S. spy satellite images. A team of archaeologists from the U.K.'s Durham University and Iraq ...
Archaeologists Use Spy Satellite Images to Spot Location of Famous Ancient Battle The Arab Muslim victory at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah paved the way for the Islamic conquest of Mesopotamia and ...
A new analysis of the Nebra Sky Disc — a 3,800-year-old artifact that may be the oldest known representation of the sky — undermines claims that it is a more recent forgery. The study shows ...
Archaeologists say they have found the site of an ancient battle in what is now Iraq by comparing historical accounts with declassified images from US spy satellites.
Ancient cannibal tribe celebrated battle victory — by eating enemies’ brains By Ben Cost Published Feb. 10, 2025, 1:55 p.m. ET ...
BATTLE OF INDOCHINA For the first time since the death of Marshal de Lattre de Tassigny early in 1952, the French carried the Indo-China war to the enemy. Shortly after dawn one day last week ...
An ancient Roman relic from the almost 2,300-year-old naval battle in which Rome defeated its archenemy Carthage has been recovered from waters off western Sicily, regional authorities said on Friday.