An international team of scientists has unveiled new findings about the enigmatic Tomb I, known as the Tomb of Persephone, located in the Great Tumulus of Vergina, Greece. This monument, considered ...

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...

There has been a long debate about wine-drinking in Troy, but new research shows how common the alcoholic drink was.

The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...

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

When we think of the lost wax process, the images that perhaps come to mind are Ancient Greek bronze sculptures or the works ...

The domestication of grapevine was a slow process in Italy, taking place over thousands of years, according to a study ...

One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...

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

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

Learn fundamentals of neoclassical architecture, including the history behind this 18th-century style and famous ...

In Greek mythology, Daedalus was commissioned by King Minos to build the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, a terrible beast ...