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The central cultural value of ancient Egypt was ma'at – harmony and balance – which maintained the order of the universe and the lives of the people. Keeping balance in one's life encouraged the same in one's family and, by extension outward...

Egypt's Early Dynastic Period (3150-2613 BCE) lay the foundation of what would become one of the most impressive civilizations of the ancient world. The kings of this era, except for Narmer and Djoser, are often overlooked but were responsible...

Although mentioned several times in the Biblical texts, the actual existence of the Hittites was largely forgotten until the late 19th century CE. With the discovery of Hattusa in 1834 CE, the city that was for many years the capital of the...

A fragment of the second book of the Elements of Euclid in Greek, discovered in 1897 at Oxyrhynchus, Egypt.

The Four Elements. Painting by Mana Lesman. Used with the permission of the artist.

Title page of Sir Henry Billingsley's first English version of Euclid's Elements, 1570.

An illustration showing the principal architectural features of the Parthenon (447-432 BCE). The left side (A) illustrates the facade, the right side (B) illustrates the inner cella.

A diagram illustrating the various components of a medieval Great Sword and scabbard, the typical weapon of knights.

Battle of Five Forks, Va., lithograph by Kurz & Allison, c. 1886. A depiction of the Battle of Five Forks (1 April 1865), fought near the end of the Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

This infographic illustrates the succession of Roman emperors from 96 to 180 CE, commonly referred to as the Five Good Emperors - Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius. This term, unknown to the Romans themselves, was...