This medicinal plant was so coveted, it was worth its weight in gold. But this ultimately brought its downfall.
Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Perge, Turkey, have discovered five Roman statues, including Aphrodite and Eros.
Legend has it that the island of Ios, Greece was where Homer took his last breath and that now he lies in his tomb on a hill at Plakoto.
The Yuezhi tribes of Central Asia, who had pushed the Shakas into the Indian subcontinent, were the last to make their way ...
Ben-Amun According to Miller, the replica coin set in the coordinating Ben-Amun bracelet mimics those minted by the silversmiths of the ancient Greek city of Syracuse circa 300 BC, and depicts ...
Archaeologists in southern Italy have uncovered a 4th-century BC warrior’s tomb in Padula, featuring an engraved horseman and ...
According to a release from Museums Worcestershire, a trove of 1,368 silver and gold coins from the Iron Age and Ancient Rome were ... minted anywhere from 157 BC to 55 AD. The coins were found ...
In April, an exhibition will showcase some 100 'miraculously saved' artifacts that have been stored in Geneva since 2007.
The Battle of Salamis was one of the decisive battles of world history, in which the small city-states of ancient Greece joined ... of 1600-Year-Old Roman Gold Coins, Depicting the Profiles ...
How Ancient India Transformed the World', highlights India’s often-forgotten role as an economic and civilisational hub ...
Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of ...
Rare and exceptional artworks and relics from the world’s most acclaimed cultures will cross the auction block along with ...