Category: ancient

Hercules

Journey back in time to an age of ancient mysteries, superhuman deeds, and breathtaking, mythical adventures in this thrillingly animated story of the most powerful hero to walk the earth! Presented by Golden Films Produced and directed by Diane Eskenazi * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.”…


Transported to Ancient Persia: Melody Illustrates Powerful and Magnificent Scene | Musical Moments

This piece of music depicts a miraculous story. The composer was in meditation, and a series of pictures appeared in front of his eyes. It was a powerful ancient empire that was almost forgotten by the world—Persia. Immediately, the composer felt that he was in the one of the pictures. The composer roams the bustling…


The Ancient Legend of Uluru

The Uluru in central Australia is one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with its striking magnificent natural form, unpredictable colors, and divine inspiration. These features draw the hearts of explorers to the dreamlike wonderland. The origin of the rock is also shrouded in mystery. Uluru, a Sacred Place of Origin for Aboriginal Culture Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is one of…


Ancient Helmets, Temple Ruins Found at Dig in Southern Italy

ROME—Archaeologists in southern Italy have discovered ancient warrior helmets and the ruins of a painted brick wall at a site that might have been a forerunner of a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, officials said Tuesday. Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said the remains dug up at the popular tourist site of Velia were…


The Persian Road: Unveiling Iran

On one side, there’s the austere Iran—a land of mullahs, Shiite mosques, the cult of martyrs, and women in chadors. But behind the veil, a simmering society eager for change and modernity is emerging. It’s this paradox, this duality that we’ll discover in this ancient Persian empire. About Mythical Roads: Whether they be remote or…


Iraq Says US to Return 17,000 Ancient Artifacts Looted After Invasion

BAGHDAD—The United States is returning more than 17,000 ancient artifacts looted and smuggled out of Iraq after the U.S. invasion in 2003, including a 3,500-year-old clay tablet bearing part of the Epic of Gilgamesh, Iraq said on Tuesday. Tens of thousands of antiquities disappeared from Iraq after the 2003 invasion that toppled leader Saddam Hussein….


Cyprus Showcases Ancient Undersea Harbor to Draw Tourists

AMATHUS, Cyprus—It’s said that Demetrius the Besieger, a mighty warrior king and one of Alexander the Great’s successors, built this harbor on Cyprus’s southern coast 2,400 years ago to thwart a potential naval invasion from the ruler of Egypt, Ptolemy I, another of Alexander’s heirs. French archaeologists who initially studied the ancient harbor of Amathus…