A painted pottery figurine depicting two women holding hands, housed at the Luoyang Museum in Henan province, has recently ...

T attoos found on the face and arm of an ancient South American mummy are completely unlike any other known examples of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door ...

At the centre is the Piazzetta Ripetta, a calm courtyard where you forget the often chaotic city on the other side of the ...

Every year, archeologists stumble across remains that shed light on the culture, politics, and daily life of Pompeii.

These 8 artists working in ceramics are pushing the bounds of an ancient medium, which has seen a remarkable surge since the ...

Nearly 60 works from the famed Torlonia Collection are on view in Chicago.

If you walked down a city street in ancient Greek and Roman times, it's likely you'd ... 2150–2000 BC), Baqet III, there is artwork showing women playing ball games and men wrestling each ...

The man’s remains in wine are interesting in themselves and highlight a lesser-known aspect of gender divisions in ancient Roman society. Women were prohibited from drinking wine, among other ...

The original “Cato” was a favorite play of George Washington. Philadelphia Artists’ Collective reimagines it with a critical ...

Quite the opposite, he grappled with the master, taking epic Greek poetry’s sound and structure and forging something distinctly Roman. It’s this deep, foundational link between Virgil and ancient ...