Roman ships equipped with bronze rams sank dozens of Carthaginian ships during a major naval battle in 241 BCE – now we know how the rams were made ...

The ancient Greeks wore a variety of hats to protect them from the elements and to act as aesthetic embellishments ...

Discovered in Taiwan, the jawbone is believed to have belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called ...

Credit: Jona Lendering / Wikimedia Commons CC0 Ancient Sparta has been known for centuries around ... These young boys were then placed under the supervision of the paedonomos (which is Greek for ...

Those dreaming of a Greek getaway that ticks all the boxes for a sun-drenched getaway should look no further than this magical spot that’s been deemed a “hidden paradise” and boasts of far ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

Ancient city The ruins of Megiddo are now in a national park about 18 miles (30 kilometers) southeast of Haifa. Megiddo was a strategically important city at a crossroads on trade and military ...

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The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...

Per Omnia, the building would have fit several hundred people. Many ancient Greek cities had a bouleuterion, which hosted civic ceremonies and sometimes cultural performances. Teos’ bouleuterion ...

The Greek municipality of Tenea boasts a rich ancient history—and the archaeological artifacts to prove it. Finds in the region have long hinted at a once-thriving settlement, with the latest ...

Ancient Greece gave us many things, from mythology to democracy by way of the Olympics, but if I recall my (very) old primary-school project correctly, one thing Archimedes and pals never got ...