The five interlocking circles of the Olympics logo represent much more than just five interlocking rings. They are a promise and a narrative ... the 1896 Olympic Games featured an image of an ancient ...

A 2,000-year-old Roman mosaic with a Greek inscription was uncovered during an illegal excavation in Tokat, Turkey.

Just 50 kilometers south of Athens, between Thoricus and Cape Sounion, lies the mines of Laurion. Silver, copper, lead have ...

From the ancient confirmation of death to the sealing ... Apartment taped up and ring smashed Now the Pope's death has been formally announced, the camerlengo will seal the papal apartments ...

Thucydides fought in the Peloponnesian War on the Athenian side. His world was steeped in the sensibilities of Greek tragedy, and his historical narrative carries that imprint throughout.

The ring at the center of The Lord of the Rings, the classic fantasy epic by J.R.R. Tolkien, may have been inspired by an ancient Roman artifact currently on display in a Tudor mansion in England.

Unlike the broad range of large wild mammals that roam the U.S. West today, such as elk, these ancient animals were geographically limited, he added. Loki's discovery provides evidence that these ...

In a move that is sure to have fans of The Mummy twitching in their seats, researchers came across the resting place of one of Ancient Egypt’s rulers ... Also in the tomb was a red granite ‘offering ...

The mythical sentry was depicted as thinking like a human and showing some human-like tendencies New Research Historians think the 2,000-year-old device was used to predict the positions of ...

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