'Water is the principle, the first of all things," said Thales of Miletus, who lived between 624 and 546 BC and is regarded ...

A recent exhibition in Athens highlighting Moore’s concern with light and the history of sculpture is part of a broader mission to shed new light, gradually, on his life and work ...

Athens and Sparta were two very different societies, yet the two legendary city-states hold priceless historic value for Greece and the world.

Ancient DNA recovered from Pompeii shows that people found holding one another beneath the volcanic ash weren’t related in ...

Namedropping is ostensibly about status; a wall label informs us, in inimitable MONA-style, that “The bloke who owns Mona (let’s just call him David Walsh, because that’s his name) says what he wants ...

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

just as statues of Athena and other gods and goddesses were common focal points in ancient Greek religion. These local gods are paradoxically worshipped as though they are the god, but still, the ...

It’s long been believed that Hippocrates, credited as the Father of Medicine, first taught his medical students under a tree 2,500 years ago ...

Recently, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud installed a new statue of Lady Justice in the library of the Supreme Court, ...

A three-day weekend trip to London to sightsee and shop with kids in tow may sound like a challenge, but stick with me. You ...

A fascinating South Arabian artwork in the auction is a circa 300 BC to 100 AD alabaster figure of a man – most likely a ...

Santa Fe, New Mexico is a destination where history, spirituality, art, and wellness intersect to create a truly ...