A new ecological model suggests Neanderthals and modern humans interbred in the Zagros Mountains in what is now Iran before ...

Despite being rivals, many Athenians admired the government, clothing, and austerity of the Spartans. Falling prey to ...

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will sample a traditional barbecue, along with more formal ceremonial duties, when they visit Australia next month. The visit will be the King's biggest overseas ...

The Battle of Gaugamela, which took place on Oct. 1, 331 BC, is known for Alexander the Great's conquest of Darius III’s ...

The show is thought to be a prequel about King Leonidas before his iconic battle at the Hot Gates in Thermopylae.

This coin from the 5th-4th centuries B.C. “is a numismatic treasure that takes us back to the splendor of the mighty Persian ... 300 years ago, according to GovMint. “The coins were struck in Mexico ...

On Thursday, 1100 Achaemenid-era clay tablets were returned to Iran from the United States, marking the sixth batch of such ...

Savage (African-American, 1892-1962), painted red clay/terracotta relief bust of an infant. Signed and dated 19 ...

Oct. 2 include PJ Harvey, ELO, Cowboy Junkies, Jimmy Webb, Morris Day & the Time, the Family Stone and Rainbow Kitten ...

In comparison to architecture, sculptures are more aesthetic or ritualistic and do not have a functional purpose. What do sculptures tell us about contemporary society and culture?

The doomed stand of 300 Spartan warriors against the Persian Empire at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.E.—the subject of Zack Snyder’s 2006 film 300—has been particularly influential for figures ranging from ...

The long line of ancient Roman emperors is marked by a strange pattern: Almost every exceptionally brilliant emperor was succeeded by an exceptionally mad one. The benevolent emperor Claudius, who ...