Baalbek: The Roman Sun City With Columns and Stones Beyond Belief
In the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon stand some of the most colossal temples the Roman world ever built. This is Baalbek, known in antiquity as Heliopolis, the City of the
The Pyramid of Cestius: Why There Is an Egyptian Pyramid in Rome
In the heart of Rome stands a real ancient Egyptian-style pyramid. The strange story of Gaius Cestius, Rome’s obsession with Egypt, and how the walls of the city saved it.
