Whether you’re a believer or not, visiting Hagia Sophia is a spiritual experience. The architectural genius of this place of worship — which was built as a church in 537CE before its conversion into a ...

Ancient Greece's Special Forces, from the Sacred Band of Thebes to the Hetairoi of Alexander the Great's army, became ...

If we think of modern architecture in its most rigorous form as having stripped away ornament and replaced it wit ...

Authorities on the Greek island of Crete have arrested six people allegedly involved in an antiquities smuggling operation.

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...

In his cozy workshop behind his D.C. home, contemporary kumiko craftsman David Gootnick, a Craft Show featured artist, uses ...

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

Throughout the conversation, Lugo spoke about his resonance with the colors orange and black. They didn’t represent the ...

While their lives and legacies differ significantly, scholars argue that Alexander the Great set the stage for Jesus's ...

Learn fundamentals of neoclassical architecture, including the history behind this 18th-century style and famous ...

The Hagia Sophia remains a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of travelers. Here is a detailed look at ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...