He was contemplating the klismos, a sculptural chair with a curved backrest, woven seat, and tapered saber legs that swoop ...

Depictions of the bee appear very early in the development of coinage in ancient Greece, which may have started in Ephesus.

Symmetrical arrangements of botanical motifs indicate a grasp of spatial division long before the advent of formal written numbers.

Gambling, one of the most common vices in the world, has a long history that dates all the way back to Ancient Greece.

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By ...

A rare 5th-century BC bone stylus unearthed in Sicily features an erotic carving of the Greek god Dionysus—his bearded face ...

An international team of researchers has uncovered hidden clues about life in the hills of ancient southwest Samos, Greece.

In women’s cyclocross, the Netherlands’ national championships practically double as the World Championships. Since Lucinda ...

The room we are in is locked. It is windowless and lit from above by a fluorescent bulb. In the hallway outside—two stories beneath the city of London—attendants in dark suits patrol silently, giving ...

5th century BC. The Persian Achaemenid Empire, established half a century earlier under Cyrus the Great, stretched from Northern India to Southeast Europe. The Achaemenid Empire controlled a vast area ...

Like many of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Sabrina Carpenter got her start on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. “Oh, my God. Of what?” Meyers continued before stopping himself. “Oh, don’t say it. I bet, ...