A spearfisherman in Crete thought he’d found an ancient Alexander-like bust just 3.8m deep near Hersonissos—until experts revealed it’s a modern concrete replica placed by diving centers to thrill ...

INCREDIBLE plans have been floated for a major US city to build a 450ft high statue that would rival the Statue of Liberty.

Take a breathtaking virtual tour through the Acropolis of Athens, one of Greece’s most iconic landmarks. Explore its ancient ...

From the banks of the Nile to the grand halls of museums across Europe, Egypt’s ancient wonders continue to capture imaginations everywhere. Over time, many of these masterpieces have traveled far ...

A stolen ancient Egyptian head that was seized at TEFAF Maastricht in 2022 has been repatriated to Egypt by the Netherlands.

Ancient Greek kings used war elephants from Alexander to the Seleucids, shaping battles and empire-building across the ...

The launch of the billion-dollar site sees fresh calls for the return of antiquities held in museums overseas.

The hotly anticipated new museum boasts some of the greatest treasures of antiquity. But there are some notable exceptions.

Roman statue of Isis, first or second century CE. Credit: Carole Raddato / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a bronze bust of the Egyptian goddess Isis in ...

Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: The first telegraph wasn’t really the first. In the fourth century B.C.E., Tacitus, a Hellenistic writer on the art of war, invented the hydraulic telegraph. It ...