Knowledge Nugget | From Silk to Tea Horse Road: 5 Key Ancient Trade Routes that shaped India and the World

What connected India to the world before modern transport? How did the Silk Road, Tea Horse Road, and Grand Trunk Road shape ...
Ancient Origins

The Ghost of Columbus and the Impossible Geometry of the Piri Reis Map

This was the Piri Reis map, a world chart compiled in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. While the map is famous for its early depiction of the Americas, a new wave of academic ...
Jacobin

For Roman Workers, Life Was Nasty, Brutish, and Short

Our images of the Roman Empire are dominated by the monuments and lifestyles of wealthy urban elites. An important new ...
Live Science

Ancient Egyptian stone monument depicting a Roman emperor as a pharaoh discovered in Luxor

A stone slab depicting the Roman emperor Tiberius was found during restoration work at the Karnak temple complex in Luxor.
India Today

Iran's viral Donald Trump meme recalls when Persia captured a Roman emperor

A viral meme from Iran Embassy featuring Donald Trump has revived the story of Shapur I, the Persian king who captured Roman ...