Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...

The Worcester Art Museum announced Thursday that it has voluntarily agreed to return a pair of antiquities that were likely ...

With artefacts on loan from the British Museum, this modest show reminds us of the astonishing heritage of a country now ...

When an iconic painting is in need of restoration, it is usually taken to a studio to be worked on in seclusion.

Archaeologists discovered clusters of red ocher drawings scattered on rocks and cliffs across Canaima National Park—and have some theories on who made the mysterious art.

After turning Charles VII's head in the 1440s, Agnès Sorel became his mistress and close advisor as well the era's great ...

SUMMARY Slavery was integral to Roman society, and slaves outnumbered citizens in Rome. There were many routes to slavery, including as prisoners of war, selling oneself into slavery, or being born a ...

Archaeologists in Italy found footprints of Pompeii inhabitants, revealing a dramatic flight from a bronze age Mount Vesuvius ...

Deep beneath Rome’s Domus Aurea, archaeologists have unearthed a rare ingot of Egyptian blue — the world’s first synthetic ...

F or centuries, Rome, Italy, has been a city of great importance. Once the center of the ancient Roman empire, today it’s one ...