To pass the time the ancient Greeks played various board and dice games which have been attested to in various sources.

Divers have spent decades exploring Greece's ancient Antikythera wreck. The latest expedition found relics and retrieved ...

Nymphs offer us more than just stories of sexy nature spirits. They can reveal how ancient people thought about their world ...

Artemis is generally known as the ancient Greek goddess of hunting; however, she was a deity with various cults associated ...

A newly-discovered rock art panel on the western bank of the River Nile may depict an Ancient Egyptian authority figure from ...

An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

Thirty years on from its rediscovery, a team of archeologists are attempting to create a digital twin of the Lighthouse of ...

Texts from Cicero, Callimachus, and other ancient writers describe how statues were anointed with fragrant oils and ointments ...

As a Potterhead, there’s nothing you can teach me about mythical creatures, magic, and fantasy. But it turns out the many ...

When I began exploring the history of Christianity and the art it inspired, I had no idea it would lead me to one of the ...