One of the few virtues of the recent Netflix series on Alexander the Great was the prominent role given to his principal ...

Pan’s Labyrinth” embodies the core tension of Catholic life: the push and pull between the eternal and the worldly.

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

Some of the most renowned works of Greek art come from the period, including the Winged Victory of Samothrace, at the Louvre Museum; the Barberini Faun ... uncovered an ancient mosaic of dancing ...

A local government in India is offering a $1 million prize to the first person who cracks the code of an ancient script found in the ruins of one of the world’s earliest civilizations.

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

The ancient artwork was uncovered during excavations ... of an extravagant mansion in Pompeii known as the House of the Faun in 1831. About a decade later, it was moved to the National ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. The Carnac stones, located in Brittany in northwestern France, date back around 6,000 years. They consist of about 3,000 stones ...

Discovered in 1831 in the House of the Faun—a wealthy family's residence ... as detailed by Focus Online. Ancient artisans paid particular attention to Alexander the Great's face in the mosaic.