The Ancient Mesopotamian poem entitled the Epic ... two thirds could imply that Gilgamesh was either a genetic chimera or mosaic. Although the ancients Mesopotamians were aware of the concept ...

Even as ruins, the palaces and villas built by these ancient civilisations are still stunning to behold, with their colourful mosaics ... of what ordinary ancient Egyptian homes might have ...

It was inhabited well into the Christian era, when the nearby Red Basilica, originally a temple to the Egyptian gods ...