Scylla and Charybdis steel chairs take their design inspiration from the namesake sea monsters from Greek mythology.

Archaeologists excavating a site located five miles southwest of present-day Aigio on the Trapezá plateau in the Peloponnese ...

For centuries, scientists have disputed the origins of syphilis. A new study of ancient DNA supports an American origin for ...

Paleogenomics has finally solved a question that has puzzled researchers for decades: Where did syphilis come from?

Researchers have investigated a medicinal clay that was "highly prized" as a therapeutic for various ailments in antiquity.

The Pillars of Hercules are mentioned in Greek mythology frequently, but what were they? Lets examine the answer to that ...

The discovery of a newly identified species — the oldest saber-toothed animal found and an ancient cousin to mammals — fills ...

The remains of ancient bronze statues, including sculpted snakes up to 35 inches long, have been found within a hot spring in Italy.

ArtNet News reports that a portrait of the Byzantine emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos was discovered during restoration ...

How was Winter Solstice Celebrated in Ancient Greece? Image:The women of Amphissa, Greece. Credit: Public Domain The winter ...

In ancient Greece, wealthy men often gathered for decadent banquets called symposia. Not only an occasion for thinking and philosophizing, the symposium was also a place for enjoying women ...