The Ancient Graffiti Project, a research team that has included around 70 people over the past several years to locate and study graffiti from the early Roman Empire, has painstakingly documented and ...
In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote 'Ulysses,' the bookstore that Jewish poet Umberto Saba opened in 1919 has come ...
The ancient faith dating back to 1700 B.C. is in danger of becoming extinct if its dwindling followers don't find a way to ...
An extensive exhibition dedicated to the Dutch artist highlights her beautifully detailed still-lifes. But do these paintings ...
Clad in armor while astride fierce destrier warhorses, knights once roamed medieval Europe in the service of their lords and ...
A deeper look into the development of ancient Greek art and sculpture through time, covering various styles, forms and ...
Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.
Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being overlooked.
He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...
An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years ...
With artefacts on loan from the British Museum, this modest show reminds us of the astonishing heritage of a country now ...
Deep beneath Rome’s Domus Aurea, archaeologists have unearthed a rare ingot of Egyptian blue — the world’s first synthetic ...