The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

Restoration work on the Rusovce Mansion in the capital of Slovakia has unearthed remnants of the first known Roman aqueduct ...

Ancient Athens was sacked four times, starting with the Persian invasion in 480 BC and ending with the Visigoth destruction ...

Climbing the Acropolis, communing with the druids at Stonehenge, or marvelling at the sprawling remains of Pompeii — ...

From a popular food festival to Easter celebrations and a very special birthday party, here are a few of the things that ...

Watch out for that bat behind you,” warned Luca Messina, a civil engineer who moonlights as a speleo-archaeologist with ...

You don’t have to go back to school to have a rich experience at an ancient site — just make sure to bring a healthy dose of ...

In addition to filling its new store with art pieces, the jewelry house has pledged 900,000 euros to support the city’s Museo ...

Below, in vague chronological order, are a few of my favorites.