Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected as president a former parliamentary speaker and leading advocate for the return of the ...

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

The Worcester Art Museum announced Thursday that it has voluntarily agreed to return a pair of antiquities that were likely removed illegally from Italy. The returns are part of a long-term loan ...

A famous dragon sculpture that spits out real fire is going to be a little less dramatic this month. The Wawel Dragon–or Smok Wawelski–in Krakow, Poland will have to hold its fiery breath so ...

Ruins of a settlement, including a former Catholic monastery, lie on the rocky promontory of Skaros on the Greek island of Santorini ... so we have a very long time ahead of us before we face a big ...

President Trump hits Colombia with tariffs in feud over military deportation flights Archaeologists and indigenous elders decipher shamanic messages in 11,000-year-old amazon rock art Nazis ...

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, ...

Although the story was first written down by Roman author Apuleius in the second century AD, scenes from the myth are found on many ancient Greek works of art, indicating that the ... would marry an ...

Greek art shows warriors wearing Corinthian helmets ... legionaries were based on Gallic helmets and had a relatively open face area without a noseguard, which may have made them more suitable ...

The 12 British plane spotters accused of spying in Greece today came face-to-face with the key prosecution ... once the witnesses were sworn in. Two Greek air force officers from the air base ...