The Book of Kells is a large illuminated manuscript — a handwritten and heavily illustrated document ornamented with paints made from gold and silver. It was made at the beginning of the ninth century ...
Delphi, the new novel by Australian author Karen Martin, inspired by ancient Greece, answers questions for the modern woman.
Journey through millennia of Greek history and culture with this exploration of Greece's 19 UNESCO World Heritage sites. From ...
The oldest known stone tablet featuring the Ten Commandments is set for auction at Sotheby’s and may sell for as much as $2 ...
New DNA evidence from Pompeii’s body casts reveals that traditional assumptions about residents’ relationships and origins were often incorrect, showing instead a diverse population with roots in the ...
A new study revives the old argument that ancient seals came before cuneiform, humanity's earliest known example of writing.
A groundbreaking discovery is rewriting the history of ancient Greece. New research suggests the cultural rise after the ...
While ancient Greece is one of the best known cultures of antiquity, there are no surviving historical narratives covering ...