With no confirmation of Jesus' birth and no mention of Christmas itself in the Bible, you may be wondering how the holiday ...

Archaeologists recently discovered an ancient Egyptian luxury barge near Cleopatra's lost palace in Alexandria. The 115-foot ...

Discover the awe-inspiring Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the tallest structures of the ancient world. Learn how Alexander the Great’s vision and brilliant Hellenistic engineering created a beacon ...

Founded in 1749, Alexandria has played a major role in the nation’s story and reflects its progress toward inclusivity.

After a year like 2025, trying to narrow the year’s top-10 stories proved to be an extremely difficult task. For evidence of this, simply glance at the extensive honorable mention list that follows ...

With no confirmation of Jesus' birth and no mention of Christmas itself in the Bible, you may be wondering how the holiday ...

After the conquests of Alexander the Great in Egypt, the Ptolemaic dynasty established Alexandria, the jewel of the ...

When the city started, it was a couple blocks along the waterfront of 700 acres. Two hundred years later, it would grow to nearly 10,000 acres. How did Alexandria gain this much land over time? It ...

The biggest archaeological discoveries of 2025 reveal lost cities, royal tombs, and breakthroughs reshaping history.

The Richmond Planet reported the lynching of a black man named Benjamin Thomas “within sight of the capitol at Washington” on Aug. 8, 1899. On Aug. 8, 2019, Alexandria resident Adrienne Fikes hosted a ...