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

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Danny Bird What made you decide to write about the collapse of the western Roman empire and the rise of Christianity? Alice Roberts I’ve long been fascinated by this historical period, especially in B