The recent identification of Charax Spasinou, an ancient port city associated with the Hellenistic world and traditionally linked to Alexander the Great, marks a significant milestone in ...

Deep in the deserts of Iraq, the lost city of Charax Spasinou has finally been found. It seems it had been hiding under the Earth for more than a mill.

One of the last cities ever founded by Alexander the Great, later dubbed Charax Spasinou, has finally been rediscovered.

An ancient skyscraper considered the seventh wonder of the world crumbled to ruin centuries ago. Now an ambitious archaeological project aims to reassemble it in 3-D.

A “forgotten Alexandria” on the Tigris is being pulled back into focus by archaeologists using drones and geophysics, revealing what appears to have been a vast, carefully planned metropolis in ...

Archaeologists in Southern Iraq have identified the site of ancient Alexandria, a large port city founded by Alexander the Great, located near the Tigris River. The site is located at Jebel Khayyaber ...

What was the political and economic importance of the ancient city Alexandria on the Tigris? How was the city laid out? And ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of Charax Spasinou, one of thelast cities founded by Alexander the Great, after it ...

An immersive exhibition exploring the life of Cleopatra will open in London in March 2026, using holograms, virtual reality ...

After more than 1,600 years underwater, massive stones from the legendary Lighthouse of Alexandria have been recovered. Using ...

The blocks weighed dozens of tons each and consisted of upright pillars and crossbeams that once formed the entrance to the ...

Two thousand years ago, Alexandria on the Tigris was a flourishing trade centre and regional capital near the Persian Gulf. Today, only its extended rampart is visible in the southern Iraqi landscape.