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The Library of Alexandria: Complete History and Sources

Founded around 280 BCE, the Library of Alexandria — explore its scholars, its scrolls, and the slow loss of the ancient world’s…

Carved c. 1250 BCE for the greatest of Egypt’s pharaohs, the colossal Statue of Ramesses II stood 10 metres tall at Memphis.…

Discovered in the 1930s, Libya’s Valley of the Planets is a stretch of Saharan crater landscape mistaken for an impact site. Explore…

Carved in 1839 to support a colossal Napoleon statue, the 272-tonne Monolithe de Corbara was never moved. Explore Corsica’s most famous failed…

Over 40 pyramid mounds stand across China — explore the imperial Bronze Age tombs at Xi’an, the Qin Emperor’s mausoleum, and the…

Built between the 9th and 11th centuries CE, China’s Hejin City Fortress on the Yellow River is one of the country’s most…