Africa

Michael Wood reveals how Hadrian, a little-known “man of Africa”, helped lay the foundations of English culture

The African who transformed Anglo-Saxon England

A reconstruction of an extract from the Book of the Dead depicting an embalming scene. (Photo by De Agostini Picture Library via Getty Images)

Guidebook to the Ancient Egyptian afterlife

Dag Hammarskjöld

The mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld: a Cold War killing?

Afua Hirsch in Kenya. (Photo by Clear Story/BBC)

Afua Hirsch: “The prejudice still surrounding Africa is absolutely rooted in a racist past”

Queen In New Zealand, 1970

Queen Elizabeth II on tour

The tomb of Pharaoh Djoser, built at Saqqara

General ancient history

Timeline: the evolution of ancient empires

Print of Hannibal ferrying his elephants over the Rhone on rafts during the Second Punic War

Your guide to... the Punic Wars

Afua Hirsch with the Samburu people, Kenya

Africa’s cultural liberation

Colourised print of the Lighthouse of Alexandria as imagined in the 18th century

General ancient history

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: what were they, and what happened to them?

Magic stone in Laraibina village in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea on September 27, 2009. This magic stone is hidden in a tree in Laraibina village. It is very useful to call the rain or to make some magic actions on people. It is forbidden to touch it, only the witch doctor can hold it. The same kind of stones exists in Vanuatu. (Photo by Eric LAFFORGUE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

General ancient history

A sweeping history of magic – from witchcraft to shamanism

The magnificent ruins of the Great Mosque at Kilwa Kisiwani

Africa’s medieval golden age

What's History's Greatest Mystery?

General ancient history

What is history’s greatest mystery?

Hadrian's Wall (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1987), near Housesteads, England, United Kingdom, Roman civilization, 2nd century.

Blog Medieval(ish) matters #15: What’s lurking in the background of medieval maps? And what did medieval people really know about the wider world?

Carved wall scene depicting Cleopatra at Dendera Temple

Cleopatra: what is the real legacy of the last pharaoh?

The Suez canal

How significant was the Suez Crisis?