Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of ...

The ancient dog was found with its mouth largely intact and several teeth still present, and offers rare insight into ancient Roman rituals ...

Archaeologists have recently unearthed the remarkably well-preserved remains of a dog from ancient Rome, shedding light on ...

The "Dead Sea Scrolls" exhibit, announced at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, features ancient Jewish ...

After three doctors fell in love with a fresco by Fra Angelico, they pledged to restore it so it could get its due when a ...

The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...

The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

A stunning fresco discovered in Pompeii depicts a sensual scene of the Roman god Jupiter and Leda, the Greek mythical queen of Sparta ...

Dolphins in ancient Greece were revered as messengers of the gods and held a divine dimension that has survived through the ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...

In 1933, the Ebell of Los Angeles commissioned frescoes by renowned muralist Maxine Albro. Two years later — after ...