From boasting rooftop infinity pools to delectable Michelin-starred menus, Bangkok is only a six-hour trip from Dubai.

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in A.D. 70, has revealed a new treasure – a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago, decorated with sumptuous mosaics and equipped with a series ...

Classical Period (c. 500–323 BC) This is the most well-known period in the history of ancient Greece. It is marked by the rise of city-states such as Athens and Sparta and significant developments in ...

Clay tablets at Kurd Qaburstan reveal ancient Mesopotamian culture Artefacts hint at urban life in the Middle Bronze Age city Findings challenge perceptions of ...

What are the best city building games? There’s nothing more relaxing than sitting down for an afternoon of city building games. We’ve lost countless hours lining up buildings just how we like ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...

Short, sweet and nothing short of sophisticated – here are the best city break stays in Australia. From ultra-trendy ex-prison cells and newly renovated heritage department stores to Palm ...

Under the city of Cuzco, Peru, a secret labyrinth built by the Incas has been discovered. Irene Wright McClatchy News High in the Andes mountains of Peru, the city of Cuzco once served as the ...

"We're studying this ancient city to learn very specific things about the ancient inhabitants," she says. "First, to what degree did they plan their environment, or was it just the result of an ...

Mosaic inscriptions reveal faith and practice of early Christians. A church floor was discovered in Israel in 2004 in the ancient city of Megiddo. It was found a few miles down the road from Tel ...