The legacy of Greek democracy—reflected in history, mythology, theater, and even the Olympic Games—offers timeless lessons ...

Taylor Swift’s new fascination with ancient coin jewelry shines a spotlight on Roman denarii, historical talismans—and maybe ...

The region of Kashmir was once ruled by more than 11 Greek kings. Even after the fall of the Greek kingdom Hellenization ...

A nearly 2,000-year-old ring engraved with the image of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and battle — known to the Greeks as Athena — was found on Mount Carmel, near Haifa, the Israel ...

Osman Erim pulled the trident from the bottom of Lake Iznik in his casting net while out fishing with friends.

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

The Chicago-born pontiff—the new spiritual leader of 1.3 billion Catholics and the proprietor in trust of the great art and ...

Your principal deity, however, might well be Athena, the Athena of the city ... We have papyrus invitations from the Roman world which say the god Serapis invites you to dinner at his couch.

In the Roman world she was also identified with ... Poseidon ruled over the seas, Athena was the goddess of wisdom, etc. It is perhaps not surprising, therefore, that in the fourth century BCE ...

which showed the Roman Empire's might and splendour. Ancient Greece's splendour is on display at this famous Parthenon, which is devoted to the goddess Athena. Perched atop a rocky hill ...

Nothing stings like the death of a favorite television character. Whether it’s an honorable lord with his head on the ...