As far back as the 8th century BC, the ancient Greeks had invented a large, round shield that became an essential part of warfare.

Britannia is the national symbol of the UK and can be seen across the country on multiple statues or old pound sterling coins ...

Whoever started putting the ancient Greek icon on American ... with the touch of his staff, a symbol of the messenger god’s power as a peacemaker. The actual design may just be a carryover ...

further illustrating the much-admired sophistication of architectural design in Ancient Greece. Access ramps were particularly common at healing sanctuaries, where many mobility-impaired people ...

TATTOOS have been around for more than 5,000 years, with everyone from the Ancient Egyptians ... on his arm was overlapping designs of a wild bull - a symbol of virility - and a horned barbary ...

In his new book, “Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols & Other Typographical ... Many of these have their roots in ancient Greece or Rome, and have evolved over time in ...