AMMAN, Jan 18 (KUNA) -- Qasr Iraq Al-Amir, an ancient sight located on the outskirts of Jordanian capital of Amman, is considered a hallmark of Hellenistic era architecture as it is most notable for ...

AMMAN — Petra's architecture had been under the strong Greco-Roman influence, but other styles were also seen, originating from Assyria.In 1862, the architect Jakob Ignaz Hittorffdrew similarity ...

On the Hellenistic interest in the theatre, see Pollitt, Art in the Hellenistic Age: 4-7. For further reading on art in the Hellenistic period, see John Onians, Art and Thought in the Hellenistic Age: ...

The Forgotten Revolution is a work of passionate advocacy, defending the excellence of science in Greece in the 200 years after the beginning of the Hellenistic period in 320 BC.The author, Lucio ...

Petra, in western Jordan, is a fascinating ancient city about 80 kilometres south of the Dead Sea, which was half-build, half-carved into stone, bearing strikingly beautiful examples of Eastern ...

New important data on the historical and cultural evolution of Ithaca has emerged from the University of Ioannina research at the archaeological site known as Homer's School since the start of the ...

At some point about 2,300 years ago, when a child living in Jerusalem underwent the symbolic move from childhood to adulthood, they parted with a gold ring set with a red garnet. That ring was ...