The plague of Akhetaten has long been cited as a possible explanation for the mysterious abandonment of ancient Egypt's short ...

A new study finds no evidence of the Akhetaten plague in ancient Egypt, disputing claims that disease led to the city's rapid ...

Erupting in AD 541–542 and returning for centuries, the Byzantine plague almost destroyed Justinian’s Byzantium.

In a move that cements his banishment from royal life, Prince Andrew announced he was relinquishing the use of his royal ...

The plague theory emerged primarily from ancient texts rather than physical evidence. Hittite plague prayers from the late 14th century BC describe a devastating epidemic that allegedly originated ...

The ovations and gushing words of praise he received in Jerusalem is something he seldom seems to receive at home as his ...

In this dramatic saga of ambition and faith, Horb (the last pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty) usurped the throne after Tutankhamun’s reign and paired with powerful priests to restore Egypt’s ancient ...

Set in 1580 Seville, Spaniard Alberto Rodríguez’s 2017 series “The Plague,” a milestone in Spanish TV history, depicted how ...

In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X While that was likely unwelcome news for the royal and his family, there’s no denying that Andrew ...