Many have traced the contemporary conception of a mermaid to the ancient Greek figure of the siren, despite the fact that ...

Archaeologists in Konuralp Düzce, Turkey, have uncovered Byzantine-era ruins in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium.

A vibrant exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art is showcasing the rich antiquities of Failaka Island through a collection of visual ...

It may be removed from the other Greek islands, but wild-at-heart Lesbos has been welcoming curious travellers for millennia ...

For thousands of years sirens have lured sailors, haunted coastlines—and shapeshifted through myth and media. Here's how they ...

Generations of creatives have looked back to ancient Egypt in their search for art and design inspiration—here are three ...

Archaeologists are piecing together vivid 1,800-year-old frescoes from “thousands upon thousands upon thousands” of plaster ...

Google has launched Aeneas, a new tool designed to help historians contextualize and restore ancient Roman texts.