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These ancient people were living in the center of a vast empire that spanned across Europe, northern Africa, and parts of the Middle East. Lasting over a thousand years, the ancient Roman civilization contributed to modern languages, government, architecture, and more.
Check out these videos to learn more about history and culture around the world. Aboriginal Rock Art Ancient Aboriginal people made paintings on rock walls in Australia.
Almost overnight, Pompeii—and many of its 10,000 residents—vanished under a blanket of ash. The well-preserved ruins of Pompeii give visitors a look into the lives of ancient Romans. Iryna Shpulak, Getty Images. Pompeii was basically lost and forgotten until it was rediscovered in 1748.
The Declaration of Independence. Photograph by Todd Taulman, Dreamstime. Also called the Fourth of July, Independence Day marks the historic date in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress.
When a bold explorer ventures into an ancient Egyptian tomb, she finds a Weird But True! treasure.
The first known Olympics were held in the summer of 776 B.C. at Olympia, a site in southern Greece where people went to worship their gods. In fact, the Olympics were created in honor of ancient Greece’s most famous god: Zeus, king of the gods.
history India's earliest known civilization arose about 5,000 years ago on the Indus River in what is now Pakistan. Archaeologists uncovered the remains of two huge cities with brick houses, piped water, and sewer systems.
The historic event captivated the world—and helped people look to the future. On July 20, 1969, millions of people gathered around their televisions to watch two U.S. astronauts do something no one had ever done before. Wearing bulky space suits and backpacks of oxygen to breathe, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first ...
When archaeologist Howard Carter held up a candle to peer inside on November 26, 1922, the light glinted on golden objects. This tomb, belonging to the Pharaoh Tutankhamun, would soon become the most famous ancient Egyptian discovery of all time.