French pop historian Vincent Lemire's illustrated tome makes some loaded choices in depicting the Jewish parts of history.

In a bold and meticulous act of historical fabulation, Pablo Bronstein has turned his attention to one of the most elusive ...

The vanishing language of light: Neon signs fade into memory (KOR) ...

In the holy writings of the ancient Jews, King Cyrus of Persia has the distinction of being the first and only foreign Messiah.

The Cyrus Cylinder is often considered the first charter of human rights, inscribed with the words of King Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.

In the early 20th century, architects turned to a newly discovered past to craft novel visions of the future: the ancient history of Mesopotamia. Eva Miller traces how both the mythology of Babel and ...

There are also other possibilities. One ancient legend suggests that the ark was hidden somewhere in or near the temple ...

When we woke up this morning we were blessed with a new allotment of time. I imagine most days we don’t consider the magnitude of this gift. And if we do, it is a passing thought that suggests we put ...

Korean officials discovered the painting in the Smart Museum’s collection at the University of Chicago. It was stolen from a ...

D alley claims the lack of archaeological evidence is due, rather, to the fact that the Gardens weren't located in Babylon at all, but rather in Nineveh, the capital city of Assyr ...