What name is often given to a Roman frontier?…
What code name was given to America's heavy bombing campaign between March 1965 and November 1968?…
Where was Churchill born on 30 November 1874?…
Which Roman general defeated a major slave uprising led by the escaped gladiator Spartacus?…
On which Greek island would you find the acropolis of Lindos?…
During which time period did the Olmecs flourish?…
In 1922, a team led by which British Egyptologist excavated Tutankhamun's tomb?…
St Paul's Cathedral was London's tallest building for more than 200 years. How high is it?…
Which emperor constructed the 15th-century Inca citadel of Machu Picchu?…
Outside which French city would you find the Pont du Gard, the tallest of all Roman aqueduct bridges?…
At which battle in 216 BC did Hannibal lure a much larger Roman army into a deadly trap?…
Born in c.673, which early monk is remembered as the 'father of English history'?…
Which Frenchman cracked the code of the Rosetta Stone two hundred years ago in 1822?…
Which Germanic god is closely connected to the pagan festival of Yule?…
Which Persian king did Alexander defeat at the Battle of Gaugamela?…
In which year was Pompeii buried under pumice and ash following the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius?…
Which king was the last to live at the Palace of Westminster?…
In which year is Tutankhamun thought to have been born?…
Which powerful queen was co-ruler of Ancient Egypt for 22 years from around 1473 BC?…
Which day in 1940 saw the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, bringing the so-called Phoney War to an end?…