The ancient Greeks and Romans built astonishing monuments like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of ...

Archaeologists reveal hidden ancient sites across Greece’s Cyclades islands, uncovering long-lost rural landscapes.

Ancient DNA from Mycenaean livestock reveals a rare western Mediterranean lineage in pigs at Tiryns, offering new insight ...

In Lugo’s dynamic pieces, “Black figure” is a double entendre, referring both to the likenesses of trailblazing individuals ...

The team behind what has been described as "one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK" have revealed that it ...

A crown was left with the deceased, but its position indicated her reign may not have ended the way she would have liked.

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

Section of Panel 1 of the Ketton Mosaic shows Hector, prince of Troy, in his chariot. (©ULAS). A second-century Roman coin from Ilium in Turkey, labelled ‘Hector’, is an earlier example of the same ...

New research suggests that the illustrations may have been based on "Phrygians," a tragedy by the Athenian playwright ...

Once lost, these seven cities were found after years of mystery. Their rediscovery tells us more about our past and the civilisations that thrived centuries ago.

Everyone at the party was praising love, calling it beautiful and benevolent. Diotima says this cannot be the case. Love is ...

A rare mosaic found beneath a farmer's field actually depicts a different historical tale than researchers previously thought ...