September 27, 1822: The Rosetta Stone Cracked

On September 27, 1822, Jean-François Champollion, the brilliant and tireless French philologist, stood before the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres and announced what scholars had dreamed of for centuries: the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script had at last been deciphered. His declaration, brief and…

Read More

August 1, 30 BC: Alexandria Falls To Rome

On August 1, 30 BC, a defining moment in ancient history unfolded as Octavian, the future Augustus Caesar, conquered the city of Alexandria. This conquest marked the culmination of a power struggle that would reshape the Roman Empire and influence the course of Western…

Read More

April 16, 1457 BC: The Dawn Of Military History

On April 16, 1457 BC, Pharaoh Thutmose III of Egypt confronted a coalition of Canaanite city-states near the strategic fortress of Megiddo in present-day northern Palestine. More than a turning point in Egypt’s imperial ambitions, the Battle of Megiddo holds distinction as the earliest…

Read More

October 29, 1956: The World Goes Into Crisis

The Suez Crisis, also known as the Second Arab-Israeli War or the Tripartite Aggression, began on October 29, 1956, when Israeli forces invaded Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, sparking a global diplomatic and military confrontation with implications that rippled throughout the Middle East and beyond. The…

Read More