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

An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.

Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...

The handful animal ghosts in the ancient world are often depicted not as friendly visitors but as mere tools for humans – and ...

A guard protecting ancient sites in northern Greece has been charged with involvement in a crime ring smuggling out artefacts ...

For example, the Olympic runner Chionis of Laconia apparently also had a strict diet of figs when he was training for his ...

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

The ancient Greeks deeply believed in the power of curses and their ability to influence the lives of individuals and even ...

Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...