The ancient Greeks used to make a wide variety of breads, as they considered it to be of great importance in their eating habits.

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

A trove of "ancient treasures" was recently found in a third-century shipwreck near Greece. Not only did this trove include ...

An English woman in the small village of Whiteparish had been using this slab as a stepping stone in her garden for almost a ...

Learn how scientists used AI and X-ray technology to digitally open a Roman scroll that was burned and buried during the ...

Massive Levantine-Egyptian stone head of a pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Likely from a monumental sphinx, wearing royal 'nemes' headdress ...

Ancient Greece and Rome may have handed down the image of rosy-cheeked Cupids, but their myths about him explore the messier ...

Art from ancient Thrace is often flashy and brusque, as befits a warrior tribe. The archaic society was known for the prowess ...

But as Louvre president Laurence des Cars has admitted, a visit to the overcrowded museum can also be a “physical ordeal” and some facilities urgently need updating. Last month, President Macron ...

The capital city of Austria is steeped in history, culture and exquisite flavours — a must-visit for every traveller ...

Painter William Birch moved to Philadelphia from England in 1794 and made a name for himself for his exquisite enamel copies ...

Paestum and Velia are not only archaeological sites, but scenarios where the past comes to life, where culture intertwines ...