In a startling development, archaeologists say these mysterious skeletons are the father and son of this legendary ruler.

A joint Egyptian-Italian archaeological team has made a significant discovery in the necropolis surrounding the Aga Khan ...

Netflix's The Sandman season 2 dives into Greek mythology, offering a retelling of one of the most beloved and tragic ...

To pass the time the ancient Greeks played various board and dice games which have been attested to in various sources.

Although there are more spectacular ancient sites on Turkey’s Aegean coast, including the magnificent library at Ephesus and ...

From the pyramids of Egypt to the jungle-choked ruins of Angkor Wat, from the magical desert capital of the Nabateans in ...

This essay explores how Hadestown reimagines Greek myth through a Western lens, raising questions of cultural appropriation, ...

Chandragupta Maurya, India's first emperor, overthrew the Nanda dynasty. He unified the subcontinent and established the ...

Off the coast of a Greek island sits the Antikythera shipwreck, a 2,000-year-old wreck with a story that inspired an Indiana Jones movie. From its beginnings as an accidental discovery to the recent ...

Similar examples of ancient lion artifacts appear to have been used as door knockers. But the newly discovered discs may have ...

The tale of Salmoneus, the king who dared to imitate Zeus, reveals ancient fears of hubris, madness, and divine punishment.

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...