Baby names inspired by Greek history and mythology are gaining popularity in the US. From Athena to Zeus, there is a name for your new baby.

In Greek mythology, Oceanids, or water nymphs are most commonly associated with water. They are daughters of Titans, the ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered a Roman sarcophagus in Caesarea, which showing a drinking contest between Dionysus ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient sarcophagus depicting a scene familiar to many today: a drinking game.

When that person rediscovered this container after several weeks or months and took a sip of what was inside, he or she made one of the most important discoveries in human history: the discovery of ...

Some of the key historians who wrote about the lives of ancient Greek women were Plutarch ... A statue Hydna and Scyllis was erected at Delphi, but destroyed during the Roman conquests of Greece. No ...

The oracle was a mortal woman called a Pythia, who acted as a mouthpiece for the sun god ... in the ancient world. The Greek Empire had fallen, conquered by the Romans. The oracle at Delphi's final ...

Standing in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo ...

More than 1,800 years ago, the thousands of pieces formed colorful frescoes that covered the walls of a luxurious villa in Londinium, the precursor to modern-day London ...

Ancient Greeks and Romans were well aware that a cost of living crisis can cause political strife. Here’s how they managed.

Their enemies portrayed them as barbarians, but their artifacts tell a different story. Between their weapons, jewelry, and ...

THE UNIVERSE, THE GODS, AND MEN: Ancient Greek Myths Gijs van Hensbergen, , trans. from the French by Linda Asher. . HarperCollins, $24 (224pp) ISBN 978-0-06-019775-9 ...