Find out about the techniques and chivalric code of duelling
Ancient Civilisations
Petra: the rose red city
From the time of its modern discovery in 1812, Petra has been immortalised by artists, poets and filmakers
Ancient Civilisations
The Rosetta Stone
Learn how this stone helped Egyptologists decipher ancient hieroglyphs
Ancient Civilisations
The Great Wall of China
What’s the story behind the longest man-made structure on Earth?
Ancient Civilisations
How many questions will you get right in our ancient Egypt history quiz?
Ancient Egypt was one of history’s great civilisations – how much do you know about it?
Ancient Civilisations
History’s ultimate warriors
Five of history’s greatest warriors only at Historyanswers.co.uk
Ancient Civilisations
Rome’s Lost Legion
The story of Rome’s greatest defeat
Ancient Civilisations
Roman forts
Discover how the Roman invaders constructed their many strongholds around Britain
Ancient Civilisations
Archimedes’ screw
An ingenious ancient method of transferring water from one plane to another
Ancient Civilisations
Battering rams
How did these massive siege machines break down city walls?
Ancient Civilisations
Chinese junks
Highly versatile, the Chinese junk has been used since the second century CE, granting dynamic sailing control and high speed