Even though his works have been lost in time, Lasus is remembered as an innovator and a revolutionary artistic figure. He is ...

‘Death is an evil. We have the gods' word for it; they too would die if death were a good thing.’ South African artist Marlene Dumas reads this poem attributed to the Ancient Greek poet Sappho, ...

The Kritios Boy, a statue displayed at the Acropolis Museum is one of the most important works of ancient Greek art.

Researchers used AI to decode a Babylonian text lost for 1,000 years, revealing new details about life and culture in ancient ...

What did poetry mean to the ancient Chinese? Confucius (551-479 BC) offered an answer. "Poetry can inspire the mind, offer insight, foster social connection, and give voice to discontent," he declared ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered spectacular finds at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Cyprus, revealing colossal statues and inscriptions dating back to ancient times.

In Heather Clark’s novel, “The Scrapbook,” an American girl meets a German boy and falls head over heels — and headfirst into a history of fascism.

The site, the Sanctuary of Apollo at Frangissa, was first discovered in the 19th century before it was subsequently lost, the group said. Apollo, the god of archery and the son of Zeus, was ...

Now, examinations of fire-baked tools from the site suggest that these ancient people lived more than 300,000 years ago, making them twice as old as previously thought.

An ancient poem written in the dying days of Mesopotamia has been rediscovered after more than 2,000 years. Researchers at ...

When it comes to biology research, you generally expect labs and field studies, dissections and microscopes. You wouldn’t usually expect biologists to turn to ancient literature, much less ...