The Tower of Babel has a surprising parallel in Greek mythology—Otus and Ephialtes’ daring attempt to reach Olympus.

The British Museum should return the ancient treasures to Greece for the sake of art, not nationalism.

A mysterious stone engraved with carvings nearly 1,700 years old has been discovered in a historically rich region believed ...

The funerary stele of Mnesagora and Nikochares, an ancient Greek marble relief from Vari, near Athens,is a stunning example ...

Explore the 7 Wonders of the World—ancient and modern. Learn where they are, when to visit, and how to plan your next ...

Greece: A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than ... a period roughly between 320 and 30 B.C. that was marked by a ...

Large wine bottles simply didn't exist. Wine was sometimes put into earthenware vessels, but these were fragile and highly ...

It might be one of the most famous names on Earth, but experts say that 'Jesus' wasn't the real name of Christianity's ...

It was as contagious as in ancient times. So today's Gospel reading would still have resonated a great deal with 13th/14th century people. Hence, leprosy is very present in Medieval art. The key to ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Many mummies from ancient Egypt also have tattoos, as do remains from cultures around the world.

Amid the ashes of a funeral pyre, encased in burnt mud, was a papyrus scroll—the first to be found in mainland Greece. Dating of the document and the discovery its literary nature subsequently ...