The war between Greece's Maniates and the Bavarian army of King Otto is a lesser-known episode in the history of the modern ...

The king's mummy and sarcophagus are missing from the royal tomb, which is the second of its kind unearthed this year ...

Some of the similarities between ancient Rome at its height and the United States are obvious — from the sheer size of both ...

Ancient Greeks spent much of their time playing board games practically on a daily basis. They were a beloved part of ancient Greek culture.

Did you know that ancient sculptures were once richly coloured? Researchers have known about this for centuries, but the general public remains largely unaware.

The olive tree is one of the most iconic symbols of the Mediterranean basin, deeply intertwined with the region's history, ...

Carlos Museum through June 22, is one of the most gorgeous and profound exhibitions you are likely to see this year. Carlos Museum Director Henry Kim is correct when he calls it one of the most ...

I n 2005, the late conservative writer Lawrence Auster published a response to one of his critics. The critic argued that Christianity had added little or nothing of value to Western culture. Auster ...

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

How Christianity blurred the line between celibacy and androgyny.

This period, often referred to as the “Golden Age of Athens,” saw the city become a center of ... Despite this, Athens’ legacy continued, influencing Roman culture and, through it, the entire Western ...