The year 392 AD Emperor Theodosius decreed the closure of all Egyptian temples. The Eastern Roman Empire was officially Christian from the Edict of Thessalonica of 380 AD. and the persecution of pagans was the order of the day:their temples were destroyed and they were deprived of funds to maintain
The recent metagenomic study of a bloodstain of the famous mountain revolutionary assassinated in 1793 provides new information on the diseases from which he suffered. Sampling for analysis of the Ami du Peuple page stained with the blood of Marat. The painting by painter David The Death of Marat
For the first time, the UN has just unanimously adopted a resolution for the protection of endangered heritage in conflict zones. The cliff of Bamiyan, Afghanistan, after the destruction of its two Buddhas by the terrorist organization al-Qaeda in 2001. HISTORY. The United Nations Security Counci
The Egyptian archaeological mission working at Tell el-Farama (ancient Pelusium) in North Sinai has uncovered part of a huge building dating from the Greco-Roman period, used as the seat of the ancient Senate. Pelusium or Pelusio is the name given to the city by classical authors, its original name