Research suggests cat sacrifices in Egypt may have helped shape the tameness of today’s house cats, reshaping the history of ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Entry to the Acropolis costs 30 euros, 22 euros for the Louvre, and 25 euros for Hagia Sophia. The "Smile of the Mona Lisa" becomes very expensive, as if someone wants to see the painting alone, they ...

The ecumenical "donation" by the Vatican furthers a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of ...

Boris Berezovsky, the Russian oligarch, was found hanged in his Sunningdale home in March 2013. Born to Ashkenazi Jewish parents, Berezovsky converted to Russian Orthodoxy in 1994. His leap of ...

Southeastern Italy may be better known for its beaches and burrata, but it’s also layered with ancient Greek and Roman ...

This tiny island is just a short ferry ride away from Mykonos, but despite its beauty, it receives hardly any of the tourists ...

Learn fundamentals of neoclassical architecture, including the history behind this 18th-century style and famous ...

The new settlement has been found at Kom el-Nugus in northern Egypt, about 27 miles (43 km) west of Alexandria.

Gold is prized for its beauty and rarity but it is also indestructible, the same piece changing forms through history and accounted for many times.

In the Egyptian city of Esna, a highly decorated entrance hall completed during the mid-third century a.d. is the only surviving part of a temple dedicated ... or hypsoma in Greek, which holds ...

Police detained 72 people and reported one officer was injured during the mayhem, Greek channel EPTNews reported on Sunday citing security sources. Witnesses said the unrest reportedly began after ...