A small illustrated vase exhibited in Athens offers rare insight on the cultic rituals of the mythological god Poseidon in ancient Greece.

In ancient Greece, wigs were used mostly by ... and the belief that it was of higher quality than men’s. Traders at fairs would buy hair from peasant girls. Blond or silver-gray hair was often ...

According to ancient writers and Greek mythology, the muses are the sources of inspiration for the arts and knowledge.

Images of emperors and other important political figures were carefully branded, distinguished by the cut of their beard, the coil of their hair ... in ancient times simply because of its raw, ...

We are so used to our modern hygiene rituals that we often don’t think about what life and self-care were like in the past.

This name suggestion comes from John "Calico Jack" Rackham, an English pirate from the 18th century. Calico Jack was a ...

While the US military did not allow gays to serve until 2011, they've marched side by side in some of the world’s greatest ...

The first step in the journey toward true love is to learn to love yourself exactly the way you are. Certainly, we all have ...

But lilacs do not belong in pots. The cramped space is too stressful on their root systems, which twist and dig and ...

It took 14 men to restrain José Arcadio Buendía at the height of his delirium, and 20 more to drag and tie him to a chestnut ...

There are songs that move us, make us dance, and help us understand the characters that have already been so lovingly drawn.

The Met Gala is fashion's biggest night, but some outfits fall short at the event. Here are some of the worst Met Gala looks over the years.