Amazons fight Greeks on a terra-cotta lekythos (oil flask) from the fifth century B.C. Amazon battle scenes, known as Amazonomachy, were popular in ancient Greek art. Metropolitan Museum, New York ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

The director of the Smithsonian Institute’s National Portrait Gallery stepped down after the organization rebuffed President Donald Trump’s attempts to fire her. Kim Sajet shared her departure ...

China launched two major international alliances on Greek studies and Plato’s philosophy in the southwestern city of Chongqing on Wednesday, marking a new chapter in cultural and academic exchange ...

The magnificent ancient Greek theaters at Messene and Sicyon in the Peloponnese were centers for drama and culture in ancient times.

Education has always been at the core of the Smithsonian’s mission, and today, our work is more urgent than ever. As one of the nation’s most trusted resources for learning, the Smithsonian ...

To tourists, it’s the ancient theater at the foot of the Acropolis. Artists revere it for the majestic stage where legends ...

The ancient Near East, a region extending from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea to present-day Afghanistan, was home to several of the world's oldest civilizations. Favored with an ...

Cool Finds Archaeologists Unearth an Ancient Relief Depicting an Assyrian King and Rare Deities The artifact was found in Mosul, Iraq, buried in the ancient city of Nineveh May 15, 2025 New Research ...

During construction on an alternative route to D606, a regional road just under two miles outside of Auxerre, in central France, salvage archaeologists unearthed a sprawling Roman villa complete ...

In June 2021, former Penn State defensive end Carl Nassib came out as gay. Fast forward four years later, Nassib’s jersey is now on display at the Smithsonian Institute. Here is how fans reacted: ...

Visitors can tour their mill in the village of Agios Matthaios, join guided tastings, and explore ancient olive groves—including their 1,500-year-old tree called “Mitera” (Greek for mother).