January 2016 (Issue 25)

Expert articles from the January 2016 issue of BBC History Revealed Magazine

Ancient Egypt

Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony: how the last pharaoh's love affairs shaped Ancient Egypt's fate

German tank at the battle of Kursk, 1943. (Photo by Roger Viollet via Getty Images)

Second World War

The 1943 battle of Kursk: was it the biggest tank battle in history?

Victorian

Charles Darwin and the Beagle: how the voyage transformed our understanding of the world

A 16th-century painting of the Tower of Babel

General ancient history

Your guide to...the ancient city of Babylon