Who were the phoenicians?

Long before the Romans came to dominate the ancient world – before Caesar crossed the Rubicon, Claudius invaded Britain and Vesuvius buried Pompeii – another civilisation dominated the Italian peninsu

Islam: A New History from Muhammad to the ...

It all used to be so simple. The story of how we – that is Homo sapiens, today’s humans – emerged from Africa and spread across what’s become Europe and Asia was a neat, straightforward narrative. It

Tens of thousands of international travellers once flocked to see Syria’s ancient wonders. Now, after more than a decade of isolation, there is fresh hope that the visitors will return

BETTANY HUGHES on bringing seven magnificent monuments to life

Having spent a few weeks motorhoming in Andalusia – visiting the Alhambra in Granada, the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, and the magnificent city of Seville – we had been stunned by all that medieval Mo