While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments reduced to rubble. Credit... Supported by By Ben Hubbard Photographs and ...

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum, thousands gathered Friday evening for the solemn Via Crucis procession, where Cardinal Baldassare Reina carried the cross on behalf of Pope ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re dead ...

ZIAD ALISSA, a Syrian doctor who lives in France and recently visited Palmyra, one of the many tourists to come to one of Syria’s most stunning heritage sites and ponder how it may fit into the ...

Two concurrent London productions of Oedipus might seem like overkill, but they actually worked to demonstrate the versatility of the tragic form.

"Safe Pompeii": 65 electronic eyes guarding the city of the Excavations and the sanctuary. The video surveillance plan adopted by the municipal administration secures the city against predatory ...

We may never know how old this city is, but a scuba diver has taken it upon himself to explore the ancient ruins. He posted his findings on YouTube, with viewers intrigued with what he filmed in the ...

In the centre of Yemen, which boarders Saudi Arabia and Oman, the walled capital city of Shibam is famous ... previously said. But these ancient buildings skills are facing extinction, Salma ...

Minecraft's 1.19 Wild Update introduced the Ancient City, a hidden structure within the Deep Dark biome, offering valuable loot but guarded by the Warden. Locating it requires descending below Y ...