The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.

The history and techniques of Pankration, an ancient Greek martial art, have had a significant impact on modern mixed martial ...

A monumental tomb found near Corinth has revealed several burials, along with artifacts reflecting its later use as a healing ...

The Middle Ages are defined as the period between the years 500 and 1500 in Europe. They're also sometimes referred to as the ...

As Pope Francis emphasizes liturgical formation in what may be his final message on the subject, the church faces a crisis in ...

Long before the ease of grocery shopping, some foods were historically hard to get. See which common foods today used to be ...

Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete. Co-organized by the Art ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

The marbles in the Torlonia Collection have been inaccessible to the public for decades. Now, some of them will be exhibited ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colors, and now a Danish ...

A 2,000-year-old Greek tomb has revealed a gold ring of Apollo with a healing serpent, uncovering a lost link between ancient ...

Instead, the archaeologists — budding and not — last summer uncovered what may be the oldest existing example in the ancient Roman world of a mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath. They have ...