The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of ancient Egypt's most iconic and mysterious monuments. This prehistoric limestone statue, ...

I took it to Word on the Water’s dark wood and red-patterned reading nook and found myself immersed in medicine's historical neglect of women. Elinor Cleghorn ’s writing immediately captured and vexed ...

Ancient documents show that Argos once ruled over a small empire within Greece that has mostly been forgotten today.

Napoleon is relatively unusual in western history for aligning himself with the brutal Hannibal – not Hannibal’s Roman enemy, ...

Alexander the Great is one of the best-known figures in world history. He only lived until age 32, dying in Babylon. But ...

The movie follows the Ancient Greek king of Ithaca’s journey home after the Trojan War. Nolan and his cast are shooting across the world using brand new IMAX film technology. Earlier this month, the ...

Portrait of Saka King Atyn Adam, kept in National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Image Credits: Professor Arkaja Goswami/ GreekReporter. This family is of Maratha origin from the Deccan region ...

Residents of a Greek aged care home in Melbourne's north-east once made bus trips to visit the Hellenic Museum, but now the museum has come to them.

University of Houston archaeologists discovered what is believed to be the tomb of Mayan king Te K'ab Chaak in Belize.

300 In ancient Greece, King Leonidas of Sparta assembles a small force of 300 elite soldiers to confront the vast Persian army threatening to conquer their land.

Archaeologists identified skeletons found in an ancient tomb as the royal lineage of Alexander the Great, including his father and son, dating back 2,300 years.

Sam Kean has gone back in time, at least in practice, for his new book "Dinner with King Tut." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about "experimental archeology" and learning about ancient cultures.