General ancient history

Engraving of a brewery

General ancient history

Q&AWho made the first booze?

Photo of archaeologist revealing a skull

General ancient history

Q&AWho was the first archaeologist?

Photo of a salt cellar

Q&AWho do we say 'with a pinch of salt'?

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Q&AWere the pagan English gods the same as the Viking gods?.

Illustration of the Zodiac Man

General ancient history

Q&AWhy did physicians ‘bleed’ their patients?

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A noisy history of the world.

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The call for the First Crusade was initially made by Pope Urban (pictured) in 1095. (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Britain and Islam: a matter of faith.

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Ye olde travel guide: Aksum AD 537.

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Ptolemy World map. Artist: Germanus, Donnus Nicolaus (ca. 1420-ca. 1490)

Ptolemy's maps: the father of modern Geography.

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An illustration of Nikephoros II. (Photo by INTERFOTO/Alamy Stock Photo)

A big day in history: the all-conquering Byzantine emperor Nikephoros II loses his head.

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Illustration by Jonty Clark

Ye olde travel guide: Kiev 978 AD.

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Bluestones, like these in the Preseli hills, were used to build Stonehenge. (Photo by Paula Connelly via Getty Images)

Britain’s buried secrets.

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A stone relief depicting men bringing gifts to the king, c500 BC. (Getty Images)

The Persian empire: myth vs reality.

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Jerusalem: blood and gold.

The Alfred Jewel: gold, rock, crystal and enamel

Objects of affection

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Historical objects - toilets and medicines.

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Lewis Chessmen found on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, probably made in Norway, about AD 1150-1200. (Photo by RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)

The LibraryObjects with meanings: How artefacts can give us a new take on global history.

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Ancient civilisations and Victorian shopping.

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Made of basalt, this inscribed stone dates to the sixth century BC. The figure is Nabonidus who was the last king of Babylon before the Persian invasion under Cyrus II. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)

Babylon: From riches to ruins.

A view of Machu Picchu, Peru

General ancient history

The LibraryImperial marvels

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Statue of the great philosopher Confucius in Shanghai. Taken at the Shanghai Wen Miao, also known as the Shanghai Confucian Temple. (Photo by Getty Images)

The legacy of Confucius.