By Joshua Hammer Photographs by Ekin Özbi̇çer The city gate of Ariassos, one of several ancient cities connected ... of the 14th-century B.C. Hittite Empire, rulers of Anatolia.

Cyprus has also been valued for its natural resources, particularly its rich copper deposits, which were highly prized in the ancient world and ... upheavals of the 20th century. Map showing the ...

Ancient Greece is traditionally divided into six ages, the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age and Hellenistic Age. Credit: Adam Polselli. CC BY 2.0/flickr Ancient Greece has ...

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A number of major powers in the region — such as the Mycenaeans (who were based in Greece and the Aegean islands) and the Hittites (who ... maintaining Egypt's empire. The inscription, which ...