Ancient Greek history is full of the names of great minds: philosophers, scientists, statesmen, generals, historians and artists.

An increasing number of women are finding inspiration and solace in iconography, Abigail Frymann Rouch discovers ...

A 4 c. BC Greek fresco bearing striking similarities to the traditional portrayals of the Virgin Mary has been discovered in ...

It’s been a day packed with sightseeing and lessons in Greek history. Led by our Greek guide, Nanda, we walked to the Acropolis from our hotel. Yes we are getting our steps in, and unlike the ...

The unicorn's sage-like origins Ancient ... to a tree. Art historians have posited that the red marks on the chained unicorn do not represent blood, but rather pomegranate juice dripping from the tree ...

It may look like just another random boulder, but this old Spanish rock bears engraved lines that could be an astounding 200,000 years old, according to government officials. The age of the lines ...

In ancient Greece and Rome ... who authored the study and works as an archaeologist and curator at the Glyptotek art museum in Copenhagen, finds that Greco-Roman statues were often perfumed ...

Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory senses.

They then sent these to world fairs, further leading the public to associate the ancient Greek ... symbol of white superiority. Both Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler particularly praised the art ...

Marble sculpture of the Greek god Apollo from the 2nd century AD. Credit: Reuters. For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of ...

The Greek municipality of Tenea boasts a rich ancient history—and the archaeological artifacts to prove it. Finds in the region have long hinted at a once-thriving settlement, with the latest ...

Now that medley of marble has taken its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean and settled into the Art Institute of Chicago where, starting this weekend, the ancient works will hold court in the ...