These 15 Greek god animals served as sacred symbols and divine messengers in ancient mythology — and their meanings still ...

Depictions of the eccentricities of Roman leaders were (and remain) interesting. But such leaders were often also dangerous, ...

Archaeologists working at Gela in southern Sicily have recovered a remarkably delicate, 5th-century BC bone stylus that blends the everyday with the provocative: a carved head - likely Dionysus - and, ...

During archaeological excavations in Gela, southern Sicily, experts uncovered an extremely rare ceramist’s stylus, a tool ...

The Black Sea is called the Black Sea due to ancient naming traditions, dark stormy waters, and unique chemical properties.

The world is full of fascinating historic monument and ruins, but what has happened to them in the centuries since they fell ...

Byzantine Patriarch Anthony warned the Church cannot endure without an empire, emphasizing their inseparable unity during ...

In the process of excavating a Roman forum near the ancient city of Amastris (now known as Amasra) in present-day Turkey, ...

In the 6th century BCE, lawmaker Solon imposed strict controls on how olive groves should be treated. Cutting down trees ...

The National Trust's extraordinary collections mean you can be a culture vulture without leaving the UK - especially with our ...

“Yet the Human Endures” exhibition of the unacquired works of late artist Safwat Abbas (1931 – 2014). He represented an ideal model for the creative artist who believes in his society; he was ...

From ancient rites to regional festivals, Epiphany in Italy blends Christian tradition and folklore through the figure of the ...