Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 3,500-year-old cemetery that contains a "Book of the Dead" papyrus. The cemetery, ...

The ancient Greek polis, or city-state, was a resilient and adaptable political institution founded on the principles of ...

Twelve skeletons have been found in a large, 2,000-year-old tomb directly in front of the Khazneh (“Treasury”) in the city of ...

The Roman Empire was not shy about displaying its wealth and success. A group of archaeologists were recently reminded of ...

For centuries, children in Ancient Egypt learned to read using a text known as The Satire of the Trades, a document dating ...

These timeless stories from ancient Greece or Greek mythology have been reinterpreted for modern audiences in engaging and ...

Atlas was one of the Titans in Greek mythology, son of Iapetus and the Oceanid Clymene, and brother of Prometheus. After the ...

Recounting the time his family spent in a former Italian brothel, André Aciman’s new memoir, “Roman Year,” picks up where ...

The ancient Greek language and culture spread through Africa following the conquests of Alexander the Great on the continent.

The technology of the Bronze Age seems primitive by today’s standards, which makes it incredible that Bronze Age people ...

Lady Justice, an enduring symbol of fairness and equality, transcends cultural boundaries and has a rich history steeped in ...

Her bracelets’ popularity reflects an ever-growing appetite for spirituality in jewellery at every level. Beth Hanaway, ...