Designed to turn agony into art, the Brazen Bull was more than a torture device - it was theater. Created in ancient Greece, ...

The Hagia Sophia remains a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of travelers. Here is a detailed look at ...

The statue of Antinous was discovered by a team of French archaeologists who in 1891 excavated the ancient site of Delphi.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. TV stars Amanda Holden and Alan Carr will head to Greece for their next renovation project on the BBC. Alan And Amanda’s Greek Job follows ...

The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures ... of the past with Greek and Roman statuary. But nothing here looks anything like it would have in ancient Rome.

Founded by Alexander the Great's father King Philip II in 356 B.C.E., the historic city of Philippi has become one of the most important archaeological sites in the region. Over the last century, ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

A blockbuster show on King Tutankhamun, the young pharaoh who ruled Ancient Egypt from around 1332-23BC will open at the Hong Kong Palace Museum later this year. The show will bring together ...

They’ve named the wasp Sirenobethylus charybdis—a reference to the famous female sea monster of ancient Greek legend. The bug and its unique appearance likely represents a previously unknown ...

Cecilie Brøns, a senior researcher and curator of the Glyptoteket museum's collection of ancient Greek and Roman art in Copenhagen, Denmark, says ancient texts provide evidence that statues were often ...