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 ...

Tormented by betrayals and thieves, Mathayus finds himself an unlikely enforcer of justice in the notorious city of Gomorrah ... her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.