The motion of work in ancient Greece had a clear distinction between working for one’s self and working for someone else.

In Ancient Greece and Rome, pets brought companionship, loyalty, status, and love—from Odysseus’ Argos to Augustus’ raven.

Uncover the brutal realities and surprising dangers that made surviving in ancient Greece far more challenging than you might imagine.

Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence ...

The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday with a closing ceremony inside the ancient Roman amphitheater, Verona Arena.

Inhabited more than 100,000 years ago, Theopetra Cave in Greece may be home to the oldest known human construction. Closed for nearly a decade, it has just reopened to the public after nine years of ...

After two decades in Greece, British author Peter Barber shares how love led him to build a new life in Evia’s Pefki village — and why he now calls Greece home, flaws and all.

A curious ancient Roman artifact has drawn renewed attention as researchers report finally solving the mystery of its undeciphered markings.

“Cursed! The Power of Magic in the Ancient World,” at the Toledo Museum of Art from March 21 to July 5, will connect visitors with how people long ago tried to understand power, danger, and ...

Ancient DNA shows that hunter-gatherers in northwestern Europe endured for millennia, with women driving a gradual cultural shift toward farming.

How would a New York Times obituary writer measure up to the scribes of the Book of the Dead? He found out at the Brooklyn Museum.

Archaeologists in Spain have uncovered an elephant bone from 2,200 years ago, and they believe it belonged to an animal that served as a “war machine” in an army sent to invade the Roman Republic.