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Nearly 2,000 years old, the Colosseum remains the largest amphitheatre ever built, seating 50,000 to 80,000 spectators behind 80 numbered en...
The Oldest Ruins Ever DiscoveredGobekli Tepe dates to 9600 BC, 6,000 years before Stonehenge. Ur was founded around 3800 BC. Mohenjo-daro dates to 2500 BC. The Pyramids of ...
Lost Cities Rediscovered After CenturiesMachu Picchu was unknown until 1911. Pompeii was buried for 1,700 years. Angkor was swallowed by jungle. Troy was considered a myth until Sc...
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient WorldOnly the Pyramids of Giza survive. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon may never have existed. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was burned by a f...
Ancient Ruins That Still Baffle ScientistsHow were the Moai transported? Who built Gobekli Tepe and why? How did the Nazca Lines creators see their work? Why did the Maya abandon the...
Ancient Ruins Destroyed by Modern WarfarePalmyra was damaged by ISIS in 2015. Nimrud was bulldozed. The Buddhas of Bamiyan were destroyed by the Taliban. Hatra was attacked. These l...