A few years ago, archaeologists stumbled upon something truly one-of-a-kind at the Shahr-i Sokhta (Iran) site: a board game.

The Vatican may have been home to a series of 16 erotic frescos that were quickly turned into a booklet with accompanying ...

Prominent Universities across the world continue to offer their students the option of doing Greek Studies, as it remains a vital discipline.

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David Burghley ran at the 1924 Paris Olympics and was portrayed in the Oscar-winning movie of the games, Chariots of Fire, ...

But it has been reported that gamers are boycotting Total War: Rome II on the grounds of historical ... Achilles slaying Amazon queen and ancient warrior woman Penthesilea in combat. Credit: British ...

Home to some of the world’s most extraordinary artifacts, from the Rosetta Stone to the Elgin Marbles, the British Museum is ...

Alberto Angela has made a career out of exploring his hometown. Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of secrets, from the Vatican Museums to Ostia Antica.

Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...

London Museum In the 1950s, when the temple in central London was first unearthed, it garnered widespread attention, with curious onlookers lining up for blocks to see the ancient history beneath ...