Excavations in the ancient city of Nikopolis, Greece, uncovered the building of the Sebasteion (“temple of the emperors”) in ...

A cache of 337 coins bearing Cleopatra VII’s image sheds new light on the age of the Temple of Taposiris Magna—and the ...

A History of Exploitation and Conservation is a sweeping and fascinating history of the continent’s rhinos and a clarion call for a rethink of failed wildlife trade policies.

Built around 2560 BC, this magnificent structure was created as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu, showcasing the architectural mastery of ancient Egypt. It is the only surviving wonder of the original ...

Italy, one of the West's oldest cultures, has long exhibited a deep-seated suspicion of unfamiliar or untested technologies.

The story of the exquisite Roman helmet is still shrouded in mystery. Perhaps the high-status man who served in the Roman ...

The Cleveland Museum of Art will return a headless bronze sculpture to Turkey after the Manhattan D.A. identified it as ...

Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this ...

The museum dropped a legal effort to block the seizure of the statue by investigators who said the bronze, thought by some to ...

Was Cleopatra the cause of the conflict between these two consuls, both eager to become the masters of Rome? Historians are ...

Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens, workers fix a pump to an ancient stone well that in turn accesses an ...

Representing a united heritage and respect for the collective history of our world, this is how to visit all seven modern ...