A private bath complex in Pompeii has been unearthed by archaeologists; the baths highlight the wealth of the ancient city before it was destroyed in AD 79.

The largest private Roman bathhouse ever found in the ruined ancient city of Pompeii has been discovered recently by archaeologists under a pile of volcanic ash, officials said Friday. The luxurious ...

Teen Edition" reimagines the story of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice for a younger cast. Based on the thought-provoking musical "Hadestown," which explores love, loss and the human ...

Does the Biblical story of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt appear in Greek mythology? This article examines some possibilities.

Museums can trace their origins to ancient times, where items were displayed by the ruling class. The word museum has ...

In Ancient Greece, Noumenia, the day of the new moon, was considered to be "the holiest of days," according to Plutarch.

Are all those ancient sculptors conning us? No amount of philosophy explains some of Greece’s more peculiar customs.

The malleable nature of history, the lies we believe and tell to further our interests, and the way leaders weaponize ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact ...

The statue, now known as the Halsted Athena, portrays the goddess wearing a warrior’s helmet, her hand extended outward as if ...

Our idea of love in modern times has been reduced to the romantic, head-over-heels variety, and it's often seen as the most ...

Returning to the sound, the vocalizing woman in question is Gab Sadie. She’s an artist signed with independent record label ...