Ancient Greek historian Roel Konijnendijk takes a deep dive into the historical accuracy of one of the most iconic and ridiculous depictions of the Spartans - '300' (2006). You can now become a ...

National Hellenic Museum released its sold-out Trial of Themistocles online to watch free. Was the Athenian hero a patriot or traitor?

Historian Richard Nelson Frye devoted his life to Iran and asked to be buried in Isfahan. Hard-liners denied his final wish.

Tom and Dominic launch into one of the most cataclysmic clashes in ancient history.

History belongs to everyone. But if governments continue to defund national galleries, they will ensure ancient artifacts can ...

Ancient Greece was not a country in the way we might think of the word. Rather, ancient Greeks were comfortable with cultural ...

From the capital, Tehran, to the holy city of Mashhad, the Iran I saw was a nation of many layers: defiant but also weary, ...

The most severe droughts in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean arose when multiple natural climate cycles coincided, according ...

Archaeologists and cultural critics called the move "hugely problematic" after the actress wore ancient Ziwiye hoard gold medallions to a London photocall for 'The Odyssey.' ...

HOLLYWOOD stars have been dressing up for red carpets for as long as there have been premieres. Their designer glad rags are ...

Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain, or Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La in Persian, is part of a volcanic arc that formed tens of millions of years ...

A new exhibition in Budapest features 16 facial reconstructions based on skulls excavated from the ancient city of Aquincum.