Excavations in the ancient Greek city of Sicyon in the Peloponnese are bringing to light important clues about its history.

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an archaeological site named for a mound roughly in the shape of a horseshoe, or ...

A Classics researcher at the University of Cincinnati is using today's technology to learn more about the mass production and ...

The Bible tells of a fateful encounter between an Egyptian Pharaoh and a King of Judah at "Armageddon". Archaeologists found ...

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

In ancient Greece people enjoyed chilled wine at social gatherings, using specially designed cooling pots called psykter.

In Greek mythology, Daedalus was commissioned by King Minos to build the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, a terrible beast with a bull head. When Athenian hero Theseus penetrated the labyrinth and ...