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

There’s no skirting around the issue: leather is a problematic material, and it’s not one that modern citizens always feel comfortable sporting. The history of leather clothing, however, is as ancient ...

This is his seventh puzzle for The Times. When he’s not teaching or making puzzles, Paul is writing novels — 50 so far, none ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie ...

Archaeologists uncover an ancient burial site with Egyptian, Greek, and Roman graves at Tell Ruwad Iskandar, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient ...

An ancient Etruscan town, Lazio, Italy. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0 The Etruscans and Romans were fierce rivals in early Italic history. Obviously, the Romans ended up being victorious ...

Members of an Arkansas House committee on Tuesday reacted with skepticism to a bill by Rep. Mary Bentley (R-Perryville) that seeks to allow lawsuits against “any person who causes or contributes ...

Marble sculpture of the Greek god Apollo from the 2nd century AD. Credit: Reuters. For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of ...

Duan Ruru (left), a founding member of the Emei Kung Fu Girls, and Liu Qiao demonstrating their martial art movements at the Zhongfei temple in Emeishan, China. (AFP pic) In front of a secluded ...

Sarcophagus Lid with Reclining Couple, second half of 2nd century CE (Roman, Imperial Period, Torlonia Collection, Rome), is featured in “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the ...