The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a Greek engineering marvel that guided ships ...

“You classical archaeologists, who have found so much in Greece or in Asia ... vague legends about Alexandria into proof of its profound influence on the ancient world. “I’m not interested ...

Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Ancient Civilizations and Ancient Greece continue with a video on the Library of Alexandria, as we ask what was lost ...

Heron, the great inventor of Alexandria, described in detail what is thought to be the first working steam engine. He called it an aeolipile, or "wind ball". His design was a sealed caldron of water ...

Audio recordings retracing UNESCO's involvement in the planning and execution of the project Revival of the Ancient Library of Alexandria, and Creation of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (circa 1987). The ...

there are a lot of earthquakes, and after the third, it was abandoned as a ruin. Built in Ancient Greece around 435 BC, this giant statue was made to look like Zeus, the god of thunder and the sky.