Al Ewing's Immortal Thor run reaches a startling conclusion, setting the stage for the writer's bold new take on the God of ...

Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only ...

Mr Douthat does not stop there. He tackles other problems that have hitherto been considered thorny and briskly answers them, ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old royal tomb from an obscure line of pharohs whose very existence has been in ...

Whilst Tutankhamun's tomb has provided significant insight into funeral practices, certain objects continue to be reinterpreted. The focus of the new study was on a collection of ...

A new study reveals ancient Egyptians hunted crocodiles specifically for mummification, shedding new light on their ...

I wanted to become an Egyptologist, and eventually write a book on Egyptian mythology. I was about 12 at the time, so I really was a weird kid. As I grew older, I decided this wasn’t the most prudent ...

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Marble sculpture of the Greek god Apollo from the 2nd century AD. Credit: Reuters. For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of ...