Most visitors never experience the natural masterpieces that lie off the tourist trail—from bubbling hot springs to unearthly ...

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law ...

One of the ancient submerged cities in the Mediterranean is found in Greece. Stories of submerged cities are as fascinating as Atlantis.

Who were the women who inhabited ancient Pompeii? A new exhibition of art, objects, and personal testimonies has the answers.

A German tourist was arrested in Rome after authorities saw him transporting a large alleged ancient Roman artifact on an ...

Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who had once served in the Roman army, escaped from slavery in 73 BCE. What began as a prison ...

Oysters and escargot are recognized as luxury foods around the world—but they were once valued by the lower classes as cheap ...

When workers began excavating a new parking garage in Rome, they discovered what archeologists say was once Emperor Caligula's "pleasure gardens." Anderson Cooper reports on the find and the scholarly ...

The story of this ancient international heist reveals much about the ancient economies of both ancient Rome and China.

Ryse: Son of Rome is an epic action game with next-gen graphics. Download for free via VpeSports, play on Steam, and immerse ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire.