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Olives and olive oil were not only an important component of the ancient Mediterranean diet but also one of the most successful industries in antiquity. Cultivation of the olive spread with Phoenician and Greek colonization from Asia Minor...

The First Battle of El Alamein (1-27 July 1942) was a series of encounters during the Second World War (1939-1945) in Egypt between Allied and Axis forces. The battle, focussed around the El Alamein defensive line, ended without a decisive...

The Second Battle of El Alamein (Oct-Nov 1942) was a major battle in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45). The British Eighth Army led by General Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976) won a decisive...

Judea was initially dependent on its neighbor Syria for military support until it received a Roman legion of its own in 70 CE after the Great Jewish Revolt of 66 CE. Legio X Fretensis was stationed at remains of the burned city of Jerusalem...

In the first part of our new travel series devoted to the archaeological sites around the Bay of Naples, we shared some hints and tips as to how you can best prepare for your self-guided tour of Pompeii. In this second part, we look into...

The Roman army underwent dramatic changes in Late Antiquity. Civil war and external conflicts led to the creation of new legions while existing legions were either split or disbanded. Although there was an increase in the number of legions...

Herakles in the Hesperides garden. Side A from an Attic red-figure pelike, from Cyrenaica (Libya), 380-370 BCE. Louvre, Paris.

A route within the Soluch (Suluq) concentration camp, which had circa 20.123 Libyan prisoners by 1931. Soluch is one of 19 concentration camps established by the Italian authorities on the orders of General Rodolfo Graziani (1882-1955), who...

This Panathenaic prize amphora shows a quadriga chariot drawn by four horses at full speed, with the white stele (marker) representing the finish line. This vase belongs to a distinctive type given as a prize to the winner of the chariot...

Image of Italo Balbo's (1896-1940) arrival in Benghazi as Governor of Libya. Photo taken on 21 January 1934 (L'Illustrazione italiana, n. 3). Balbo became governor of a unified colony of Libya in 1934. Balbo was, in reality, ‘exiled’ over...