Greek vessels including the amphora, kylix and krater were functional but also could be elaborate works of art.

Peisistratus was an ancient Greek statesman who ruled Athens as a tyrant but laid the foundation for the city's later ...

surfaced from beneath Greek ruins at the site of Kom el-Nugus near Alexandria Among the artifacts found were the remains of a ...

Naples, Italy has increasingly become more of a tourist destination and is known for its vibrant culture and world-famous ...

In this engraving of a bas relief excavated from the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, a chaos monster, depicted as a dragon, is driven out of a temple by the Mesopotamian Sun God. Photograph by ...

This district was once called Dattilo, a mythical race from Greek mythology. It's also the name ... which covers the process of making wines in amphora, is particularly fascinating.

Known as King Tut, Tutankhamun famously reversed his father’s worship of Aten the sun god and brought Egypt back ... only been occupied only from the Greek Hellenistic period onwards – but ...