During a search conducted last year between Oct. 7 and 11, a team of underwater archaeologists unearthed a sweeping port in ...

The Mediterranean has a long and storied past, and this newly-discovered port has led to a surprising breakthrough in Ancient Greece.

Island hopping in the Mediterranean is a seamless blend of history, culture, and natural beauty. With so many islands to ...

Outside of Europe, Egypt was known for its complex societies in the same time period, but the western coast of the Mediterranean Sea was long thought of as an “empty land,” void of permanent ...

The Neolithic period began in southwest Asia around 12,000 years ago. It marked a major shift in human history as societies ...

Featuring works from the collection of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art spanning nearly two thousand years —from approximately 1300 BCE to 400 CE—Flora et Fauna examines how ancient Mediterranean ...

Roughly 8,000-year-old remains unearthed from present-day Tunisia held a surprise: European hunter-gatherer ancestry.

"Alongside the Villa of the Mysteries, this fresco forms an unparalleled testament to the lesser-known aspects of ancient Mediterranean life." The giant frieze illustrates the female followers of ...

The Department of Classical Studies is one of the original departments at William & Mary. We study the ancient Mediterranean world using an interdisciplinary approach: we offer courses in material ...