In collaboration with the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Crete, the Palace Museum is presenting the exhibition Daedalus: ...

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

The Italian Renaissance is, perhaps the most famous period in history. In Caprarola, there is building that embodies all that ...

Ancient Greek history is full of the names of great minds: philosophers, scientists, statesmen, generals, historians and ...

Bright white buildings, sunlit hills, delicious cuisine, and ancient ruins scattered throughout the city all make Athens one of the most incredible cities in Europe. The capital of Greece is a ...

In the modern day, mirrors are just about everywhere. But that wasn't always the case, and the mirror actually has a ...

Eugenio Alliata's office in Jerusalem resembles any archaeology workshop that prefers fieldwork. On the overcrowded shelves, ...

Climbing the Acropolis, communing with the druids at Stonehenge, or marvelling at the sprawling remains of Pompeii — exploring the remnants of Europe’s distant past brings a special thrill to ...

They were revered as demigods and thus, hold a divininity that has been immortalized through the millennia in ancient Greek art, mythology and writings. Also known as “ieros icthys” (ιερός ιχθύς or ...

In the 900 years between those notable moments, Ancient Greek culture shaped contemporary poetry, democracy, philosophy, art, theater, and language. Take Greek mythology, for example: those ...

He also co-hosts & produces Polygon’s weekly livestreams on Twitch. In 1768, Voltaire wrote “If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him,” and boy, was he right (in the ...

To help find solutions to the planet's climate crisis, MIT Associate Professor Daniel Suess is looking to Earth's ancient past. Early in the evolution of life, cells gained the ability to perform ...