Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said ...
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 ...
When it comes to Greek mythology, myth and legend, fairy tales and fantasy, can be just as informative as historical facts.