Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a complex task due to the lack of accurate historical records and the different periods of ancient...

The ancient Greek city of Ai-Khanoum in Afghanistan was discovered by accident in the 1960s, but its demise has captivated historians and...

Ancient Greeks believed that all dead people ended up to a dark underworld called Hades (Άδης), where three judges decided on their afterlife fate

The Kritios Boy, a statue displayed at the Acropolis Museum is one of the most important works of ancient Greek art and the most characteristic of the...

The name Iphigenia has been synonymous with ancient Greek tragedy and mythology as well as the concept of sacrifice for millennia. This fascinating...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient Egyptian army barracks and various artifacts, including a bronze sword engraved with the name...

At some point, most of us have encountered novels deemed “classics”—those enduring, timeless works that have been handed down to us through the...

With more than 1,800 works from five continents, and new scholarship, refreshed galleries present the arts of Africa, the Ancient Americas and Oceania...

Messengers played a vital role in the communication and administration of the Ancient Greek world. They helped to maintain contact between different...

Mermaids, folkloric creatures with the head and upper body of a woman and lower body of a fish, appear in many cultures across the world. Many have...