Scholars debate whether the Gospel stories preserve ancient memories or are just Greek literature in disguise. But there’s a ...

A few days before the march commemorating Greek Independence Day was to take place, I received the following text message: ...

Uzbekistan, the doubly landlocked Central Asian country bordered by five other nations, has for centuries held an almost mythical allure. Ever since it played a central role in the Silk Road – the ...

Perfumes had captivated the ancient Greeks and through many sources, we can still venture through the world of perfumes in ancient Greece.

The ancient site of Delphi, where the famed oracle once was will host an AI-driven art installation seeking to revive those ...

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

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either.

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie ...

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 ...

The ruins of ancient temples, roads, a harbor and a cistern for collecting rainwater lie near Turkey’s western coast. Some 2,000 years ago, these structures stood in the ancient city of Teos ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideologies. But, in reality, ancient works of art were colorful and even ...