Founded in the early 8th century BC as one of the Neo-Assyrian citadels of the buffer zone against Egypt, it was founded anew by Greek immigrants, probably from Anthedon in Beotia who took advantage ...

However, long before that, in 6th century BC, it was a thriving urban centre and later the hub of Kalinga architecture, home to over 700 temples, including the iconic Lingaraj, Mukteswar and ...

The impressive tunnel has been linked to the Tunnel of Eupalinos, a 6th-century BC aqueduct on the Greek island of Samos, which itself measures an impressive 4,285 feet in length. Artefacts found ...

According to legend, in the 6th century BC in the Chinese state of Jin, an exiled duke called Wen was starving and had no food to eat, so one of his followers, named Jie Zitui, cut a piece of his ...

The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.

Punic tombs were found just last September during trenching works near Mater Dei Hospital, as well as underwater relics dating back to the sixth century BC at il-Ballut ta’ Marsaxlokk.

Keezhadi brought to life an ancient civilisation dating back to the sixth century BC, and opened a possible link between the scripts of the Indus Valley Civilisation and Tamil Brahmi, while ...

At the top of the pillars, there appears to be a small building. Constructed in the 6th century BC, the temple is one of the jewels of Athens' ancient Greek sites, and this little den didn't match ...

In the 6th century BC, a league of Boeotian cities was formed and led by Thebes. In the 5th century, Thebes clashed with the Plataea city-state, located on the border with Attica. Hostility to Athens ...