Ancient

With a list of characters from Achilles to Zeus—and all the gods and mortals in bet...

Amazing timelines take listeners through the people and the issues that have shaped Black...

The morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii. So n...

The Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs were three groups of people found living in the ancient Amer...

The glory of Ancient Greece is all around us, even in the 21st century, because Greece wa...

Tutankhamun has died suddenly and the rush is on to prepare his tomb. Vlad the flea and M...

Ancient Egyptian civilization first began along the Nile River when nomads grew tired of ...

Hatshepsut was a young woman who became the first female pharaoh of Egypt. When her fathe...

India’s history is closely tied to its location. Because it is between the East and...

Siddhartha Gautama was born to the king of a tribe in northern India. He became known as ...

Ancient Rome was a city of rich history that influenced others in many ways, including po...

Julius Caesar was a major figure in the ancient Roman Republic. Born in 100 B.C., Caesar ...

Greece is located on the southern tip of Europe, bordering the Aegean, Adriatic, and Medi...

Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who helped shape Greek beliefs. However, not ev...

China is the third largest country in the world. The Chinese culture has changed greatly ...

Confucius was born in 551 B.C. There was great suffering and chaos during this time in Ch...

Africa, the second largest continent on Earth, is home to the largest desert and the long...

Mansa Musa was the king of Mali. Located in western Africa, Mali became one of the larges...

Mesopotamia was located in the Middle East. It was made up of empires such as the Babylon...

Hammurabi was a king of Babylon, but he wanted to rule the entire area of Mesopotamia. Af...

Moctezuma was the most famous ruler of the powerful Aztec empire. After leading the Aztec...

The ancient Egyptians used thousands of hieroglyphs to record their history. But only a h...

Ancient Egyptians relied on gods and goddesses every day to rule the sky, bring the rain,...

Mummies are more than just bodies wrapped in bandages! Learn about some famous mummies an...

The ancient Egyptians used pyramids as tombs for their dead pharaohs. But the pyramids we...

In graphic novel format, follows the adventures of Isabel Soto as she discovers the secre...

Explore history without the confines of time or distance. Dr. Isabel Soto is an archaeolo...

From garbage-filled streets and spoiled food to bloody gladiator fights and deadly punish...

Have you ever worn silk? Eaten Rice? Used a calendar? All these things came from ancient ...

Have you ever heard of hieroglyphics? Do you know what a mummy is? All these things came ...

Have you ever watched the Olympic Games? Voted in a class election? Used an alphabet with...

How often do you write or read? Do you live in or near a city? Writing and cities both be...

Have you ever wanted to play the flute? Or have you seen a building with a domed ceiling?...

Do you use a calendar? Have you ever played basketball? These things were important to th...

From garbage-filled streets and spoiled food to bloody gladiator fights and deadly punish...

Imagine what it was like living in ancient Greece. Did all kids go to school? What did ad...

In ancient Greece different city-states often fought one another in deadly battles. But e...

Deeply religious, the ancient Greeks honored many gods and goddesses. The ancient Greeks ...

From the beginnings of democracy to important scientific discoveries, the leaders and thi...

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplain...

Did you know that ancient Egyptian mummy makers had special tools to extract brains throu...

Hades, god of the dead, welcomes readers on a dangerous tour of his underworld kingdom, f...

Lord shiva is adi and he is only the anthya. He is the sole reason for the happenings in ...