Generations of creatives have looked back to ancient Egypt in their search for art and design inspiration—here are three ...

I cut myself shaving right before I met Mary E. Roach. No big deal, but it’s worth mentioning because it’s so on-brand: I lost track of the number of times a character in her “We Are the Match” holds ...

You might call Ivy Pochoda the bard of bad women, an auteur of feminine fierceness. For proof, look no further than the ...

An ancient erotic mosaic showing a sensual scene, stolen by a Nazi officer during World War II, has been returned to Pompeii ...

Continuing its summer programme is the 2025 edition of the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama. Following its season premiere in early July, the next production arrives on Friday and ...

A Shakespearean-style Greek tragedy wouldn’t be the same without power-hungry tyrants and lots of death, and “Antigone” is ...

Was Caligula misunderstood? New research shows the Roman emperor likely knew more about medicinal plants than historians once ...

Ivy Pochoda finds ‘Ecstasy’ in the horror of a bloody Greek classic Her new book is based on 'The Bacchae,' the tragedy by Euripides.

Few ancient figures have left as deep a mark on modern psychology as Electra, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Her story, drawn from Greek tragedy, became the symbolic bedrock for one of ...

Archaeologists recently excavated an ancient workshop on Paros, Greece, revealing unfinished sculptures and intriguing artifacts from the Classical period.

An archaeological dig on the island of Paros, renowned for its marble, has discovered an ancient Greek sculpture workshop.

UC's Assistant Professor Anna Conser collaborates with the College-Conservatory of Music to produce an authentic rendition of the Greek play "Antigone," with ancient song and dance.