Ancient Greece
Mercenaries Were More Common in Greek Warfare Than Ancient Historians Let on
New research finds that many soldiers who fought in the fifth-century B.C.E. battles at Himera were born outside of the empire
Archaeologists in Greece Unearth 'Larger-Than-Life' Statue of Hercules
The team discovered the 2,000-year-old artwork in Philippi
How Nomads Shaped Centuries of Civilization
A new book celebrates the achievements of wanderers, whose stories have long been overlooked
Investigators Seize 27 Greek and Egyptian Antiquities From the Met
The seizures come at a time of increased scrutiny from the Manhattan district attorney’s office over international art crime
Why Demetrius the Besieger Was One of History's Most Outrageous Kings
The ancient Macedonian monarch specialized in siege warfare, polygamy and sacrilege
See the Hidden, 500-Year-Old Frescoes Discovered at the Prince's Palace of Monaco
Restoration experts spent years preserving the artworks, which are now on view as the royal residence reopens for the summer
See the Vibrant, Long-Overlooked Colors of Classical Sculptures
A new exhibition at the Met features brightly hued reconstructions of ancient Greco-Roman artworks
Divers Pull Marble Head of Hercules From a 2,000-Year-Old Shipwreck in Greece
The Antikythera shipwreck, discovered in 1900, continues to yield new artifacts
2,000-Year-Old 'Yearbook'-Like Tablet Celebrates a Group of Ancient Greek Grads
Attikos and his friends were ready to become full Athenian citizens
Man Breaks Into Dallas Museum of Art and Damages Artworks Valued at Up to $5 Million
Brian Hernandez broke ancient Greek artifacts and a contemporary ceramic piece
This Ancient Roman Statue Embodies the 'Perfect' Man. But Was It Stolen?
Italy wants a Roman replica of "Doryphoros" in the Minneapolis Institute of Art returned
Can Greece and the U.K. Finally Broker a Deal to Return the Elgin Marbles to Athens?
New talks raise old questions about the ancient Parthenon sculptures
Ukrainian Soldiers Uncover Fourth-Century Urns While Digging Defense Trenches
The amphorae are the latest archaeological find in a country whose cultural treasures are threatened by war
The Many Myths of the Man Who 'Discovered'—and Nearly Destroyed—Troy
In the 1870s, amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann inflicted irreparable damage on the site of the legendary city
An Ancient 'Harbor' Was Actually a Sacred Pool Designed for Scanning the Stars
Archaeologists think the devotional zone was dedicated to the god Ba'al
In the Classical World, Persia's Powers Rivaled Greece and Rome
An exhibition at the Getty Villa in Los Angeles shows how ancient Iran held its own against its better-known contemporaries
Archaeologists Discover Temple in Egypt Inspired by Greek God Zeus
The deity was honored throughout the ancient world
Imported Lead Ingots Offer Evidence of Complex Bronze Age Trade Networks
A new analysis of shipwrecked metals inscribed with Cypro-Minoan markings suggests the objects originated in Sardinia, some 1,550 miles away from Cyprus
A New A.I. Can Help Historians Decipher Damaged Ancient Greek Texts
The developers announced that their program, called "Ithaca," is able to reconstruct missing or damaged inscriptions
In Search of Troy
It wasn’t just a legend. Archaeologists are getting to the bottom of the city celebrated by Homer nearly 3,000 years ago
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