The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...

The ancient Greeks considered Dionysus the 12th Olympic god. He was not taken seriously by his father Zeus nor by most of the ...

Escape the crowds this summer on a hidden Greek island paradise of waterfalls, wild beaches, and ancient ruins.

Animals have played roles that go far beyond their presence in the natural world since the times of ancient civilisations to ...

New, almost life-size statues discovered in a necropolis in Pompeii. Details about the possible Roman priestess.

April 22, Earth Day is celebrated once again as over one billion people help the Earth recover from the ravages of ...

One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

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

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican said ...

Two decades after construction began, the Grand Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, will host ...