From the olive wreaths of Olympic champions to the gold crowns of Hellenistic aristocrats, wreaths have symbolized glory, ...

In medieval novels, Merlin the Magician was far stranger than he appears in modern pop culture. Archivists have discovered new stories about him.

The Evil Eye, or ‘mati’ goes back to 500 BC and is believed to ward off envy of ill wishers. As the ancient Greek romance ...

A new exhibition at the London Museum Docklands spotlights hundreds of mudlarking finds, from Bronze Age tools to Viking ...

“Orthodox change nothing,” Father Sava adds. “The faith that was delivered to the saints,” Martin agrees. We pause before a ...

Bunny’s origin story can be fuzzier than a bunny’s tail, but we’re separating fact from fiction. Here's everything to know ...

Recreate the Roman sweet made with dates, once enjoyed during Colosseum shows, with this authentic ancient recipe.

London is a city of layers, where shining skyscrapers are built atop some of the city’s oldest ancient sites ... of London Archaeology unearth a Roman woven basket. Museum of London Archaeology ...

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator. The discovery was announced by the ...

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