Archaeology Odyssey
Archaeology Odyssey takes the reader on a journey through the classical world as seen through the eyes of the top archaeologists in the discipline. Written with you in mind, the experts explain the latest in classical research in a way that is accessible to the general public. Read the complete series today!
A Bestseller from Ancient Egypt
If the number of copies of a literary work is any indication of its popularity, then the Tale of Sinuhe must have been the prose classic for ancient Egyptian readers. Barring religious texts and formulaic inscriptions, no other work was copied as frequently.
“This is the Taste of Death”
12-Syllable Funerary Poem
This life is vain
In vain do you race, O man,
in this life?
Short-lived in this world, long are the
ages
of the world beyond; what kind of joy
can be nourished?
Shun therefore to live in joy. May you
desire
Travelers’ Notebook
The most famous of Cappadocia’s valleys is the Göreme Valley. The Göreme Open-Air Museum (open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; admission $3) allows visitors to wander freely through cave dwellings, including the Karanlik Kilise (Dark Church), the most famous of Cappadocia’s painted churches.
Monasteries?
Cappadocia: Epoch By Epoch
The Cave-Dwellers
The Forum
An Impatient Reader
Ancient Life: Tubing on the Euphrates
Forget the Trojan Horse.
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