Ancient Greek sculptor Polykleitos set the standard of beauty and harmony in statues with his groundbreaking Canon of ...

Ancient Greece’s sculptures are a cornerstone of world art, studied for their lasting influence on culture and artistic ...

Greek residents and visitors in recent weeks enjoyed an unobstructed view of the marble temple crowning the Acropolis as ...

The engraved marble fragment likely came from an archaic temple called the Hekatompedon, making it around 2,600 years old ...

Explore the beautiful Island of Sicily, from it's incredible food, to the unique vivd colours, and its ancient greek history.

From the ancient Greek city of Philadelphia—modern Amman—to the mosaic marvels of Madaba, Jordan's landscape reveals ...

Southern Europe is overflowing with charm, but beyond the well-trodden paths of Italy and Greece lie treasures waiting to be discovered. From Portugal’s sunlit coasts to Croatia’s island-studded seas, ...

Whether laced with viper venom, poison gas, or deadly pathogens—these weapons of war relied on nature's armory to slay the enemy. Poison in the woundThe Greek warrior Achilles treats Telephus’s ...

The past three centuries of sporadic excavations at the grand houses of Pompeii have largely remained at eye level. And for ...

Europe’s breathtaking diversity spans from Arctic fjords to Mediterranean shores, where ancient castles crown misty mountains ...

On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sent the world’s first telegraph message, tapping out the biblical phrase “What hath God wrought?” We could consider this moment the dawn of the information age, but ...

The ability to make art has often been considered a hallmark of our species. Over a century ago, prehistorians even had ...