Even though ancient people died, or their civilizations were wiped-out by catastrophes, they left behind evidence of how they once lived. This collection reveals some of the wonders which archeologists have uncovered.
Xerxes chooses to bring his army through Thermopylae, in central Greece, which consists of a narrow pass between the mountains and the sea.
Fossils found in Solnhofen Limestone provide much information about Earth's past history.
Alexander is handsome, observant and wise. He speaks fast, walks fast and is so short that when he conquers Persia even a stool isn't high enough for ...
Sue is a nearly complete T-Rex skeleton, found in South Dakotabut now residing in Chicago's Field Museum.
T-Rex is an extinct, meat-eating dinosaurfirst found in 1902 by Barnum Brown.
Vatican City is the center of the Catholic Church and is the smallest city-state in the world.
The Raptor is agile and can inflict serious damage with its "sickle"claw.
Alexander proves himself fearless and wise in India.
Vikings invent the longship, which they use to sail long distances to new places.
The stele (a stone or slab) is on display in the Louvre and considered one of its most treasured possessions.
Computer-generated versions of the scrolls are available to a wide range of scholars.
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