Other opinions in recent decades have increasingly identified Ur of the Chaldees with the city ... by the ancient Egyptians in the Execration Texts. Heavenly Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah ...

Residents of Biblical Sodom and Gomorrah were punished for their evil ways; voters in the modern California replicas of these two ancient sites met fiery retribution ... homeless group became endemic, ...

In Naples, the mafia is actually known as the Camorra, supposedly derived from the ancient Biblical city of Gomorrah that God destroyed because it was so wicked (also, voila, the title for this show).

Hence the ancient scrolls, Roman swords ... at a freshwater spring to the north-west of the sea – now known as the city of Jericho. Between 6000 and 3500 BC the water level dropped, but ...

Palmyra is one of the most famous sites in Syria for its extraordinary heritage and archaeological remains. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980, the city saw much of its heritage destroyed ...

Archaeologists believe they will soon solve the mystery regarding the ancient Greek city of Hadrianopolis which was suddenly abandoned.

Java's 'intricate' classical arts – including gamelan music, puppetry and dance – are lovingly practised in Yogyakarta ...

Think of Java, and chances are that the megacity of Jakarta – the capital of Indonesia – will spring to mind. But for those interested in the island's traditional culture, a smaller city ...

Situated in central China, this remarkable city is over 3,000 years old, making it one of the oldest cities in the world. It was once the capital of 13 ancient Chinese dynasties, including the ...

Morocco, a country with a rich and diverse history, is home to some of the most breathtaking ancient sites in Africa. Among them stands Volubilis, an incredibly well-preserved Roman city near ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome The archaeologists who recently excavated a private bath complex in a luxurious villa in the ancient city of Pompeii are still not sure whom it may have ...