Early critics of Christianity noticed striking parallels between Danaë’s story of the birth of Perseus and the Christian narrative of Jesus’...

The ancient Greek thinker Anaximander, who was born in the third year of the 42nd Olympiad, or 610 BC, and who lived until c. 546 BC, was a...

The ancient Greek thinker Anaximander, who was born in the third year of the 42nd Olympiad, or 610 BC, and who lived until c. 546 BC, was a...

Phainos was the most famous fisherman of his time who lived in the 2nd century AD in the ancient Greek city of Halicarnassus. His villa, adorned with...

A reconstruction of the face of Avgi, a teenager who lived in Mesolithic Greece, around 7,000 BC, stuns viewers.

The beloved ancient Greek sculpture called "The Boxer at Rest," from 330-50 BC, is one of the most realistic of all ancient Greek sculptures.

“The School of Athens,” showing some of the Ancient Greek philosophers, by Raphael. Vatican Museums. Credit: Public domain Ancient...

“The School of Athens,” showing some of the Ancient Greek philosophers, by Raphael. Vatican Museums. Credit: Public domain Ancient...

Archaeologists digging at Bhir Mound in the ancient city of Taxila have uncovered signs of early urban planning that contrast with later patterns seen...

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, the last standing of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was an engineering marvel that served to guide ships to the...