A 4 c. BC Greek fresco bearing striking similarities to the traditional portrayals of the Virgin Mary has been discovered in Aigai, Greece.

In the midst of dreary weather and spring’s blossoming flowers, students are presenting a mythical explanation of the ...

The discovery shows the cultural interaction between the Maya of Tikal and Teotihuacan's elite between 300 and 500 A.D., ...

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of ...

Greek mythology is a popular history of myths and beliefs from ancient Greece, and they have continued to receive attention, ...

The myth from then on continues as in the ancient Greek myth. The end is different ... the river then became to be known as the Adonis River. The revered goddess of fertility and agriculture, Demeter, ...

In ancient Greece and Rome ... these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily.

Ancient city The ruins of Megiddo are now in a national park about 18 miles (30 kilometers) southeast of Haifa. Megiddo was a strategically important city at a crossroads on trade and military ...

The Greek municipality of Tenea boasts a rich ancient history—and the archaeological artifacts to prove it. Finds in the region have long hinted at a once-thriving settlement, with the latest ...