The history and techniques of Pankration, an ancient Greek martial art, have had a significant impact on modern mixed martial ...

In antiquity, the pursuit of the arts was usually a purely male aesthetic practice. Yet, there were also a few important ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why are so many statues naked? – Artie, age 12, ...

WCMA's new "Art of the Opening" series gives curators a chance to spotlight items from the museum's permanent collection while it awaits the construction of its new home on campus.

The Archimedes Palimpsest is a 10th-century Byzantine Greek manuscript that was overwritten in the 13th century with a Christian liturgical text. This practice of creating a palimpsest, or a reused ...

I’ve never quite understood why tourists can’t help but write things like, “Gayoung was here.” But archaeological records ...

How some of Athens’ most captivating ancient sites hide in plain sight - After 18 years of living in Greece’s capital, Rebecca Hall has discovered that some of the city’s most impressive artefacts ...

In the past, the hotel’s arcades were thriving centers for artisans and traders in textiles and jewelry. Today the ...

A new electronic dance music festival is set to host its first event at an ancient temple in the Sicilian countryside. Aura ...

You wouldn't swipe a historic relic while sightseeing, would you? Here are four cases of people who did, then made amends upon realizing their wrongdoing.

One of three missing pages from Archimedes' palimpsest, a 10th century manuscript containing several copies of the Greek scientist's ancient treatises, has been found by a researcher in the central ...