Few places in the world capture the imagination quite like Santorini. This stunning Greek island, set in the heart of ...

Homer's Epics, Iliad and Odyssey, brought the ideas of Greek civilization to the world, serving as the foundation of Western literature.

An English woman in the small village of Whiteparish had been using this slab as a stepping stone in her garden for almost a ...

Art from ancient Thrace is often flashy and brusque, as befits a warrior tribe. The archaic society was known for the prowess ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Greek sanctuary in Ponte during the construction of a high-speed railway in Italy.

Free to enter and open Tuesday to Saturday, it’s stuffed with items that provide fascinating insights into the presidential ...

The Worcester Art Museum announced Thursday that it has voluntarily agreed to return a pair of antiquities that were likely ...

Here we delve inside Egypt's pyramids to reveal their many treasures and secrets, while also shining a light on Egypt's ...

The crescent-shaped island of Santorini is one of Greece’s most popular tourist destinations, drawing visitors from across ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

In December, construction workers putting in natural gas pipelines near Athens found a Roman-era statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes buried upright in a brick-lined pit near the Acropolis of ...