The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.

The name "Juyong" first appeared in the huainanzi, a philosophical work from the second century BC, in the following annotation: "The Juyong Pass is one of the nine great passes in the country." ...

As glassblowing technologies were developed in present-day Syria in the 1st Century BC, glass objects became more prevalent in daily life. Paper was first made in China at the start of the 2nd ...

The building, which was probably over 18 metres high, was built in the 2 nd century BC, and is most easily recognisable for ...

At the end of the 2nd century B.C. the dynasty of the Attalids, the kings of Pergamon, established the thermal spa of Hierapolis. The ruins of the baths, temples and other Greek monuments can be seen ...