Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Artemisia Gentileschi and a major Italian acquisition drove another record week for Old Masters.
Bavarian archaeologists just unearthed an astonishing sanctuary dedicated to the god Mithras in the ...
Perched on a high rock near Corinth are the remains of the Temple of Aphrodite, which once housed a thousand prostitutes.
“To enter the basin of the Trevi Fountain, tourists and non-residents must pay a ticket costing €2.” So instructs the Major ...
Historical accounts of the Punic Wars—and many other ancient wars—often paint a picture of soldiers riding in on imposing ...
Ancient Rome’s reputation for bad emperors partly rests on hostile sources written after the fact – and Domitian may be the ...
Ellie Verrecchia, known as Miss Detectorist on social media, aims to encourage more women to join the traditionally ...
Two life-size funerary figures have been found in Pompeii that reveal the power, status, and public role of a Roman woman.
Ellie Verrecchia, known as Miss Detectorist on social media, aims to encourage more women to join the traditionally ...
Most people figure that if something is buried on their land, it’s theirs by default, but the law in many […] ...
A hoard of hundreds of Roman-era silver coins and precious metals was recovered in northern Germany, years after it went unreported to authorities. The find was announced by the Lower Saxony State ...
An excavation in Senon, France, unearthed three amphorae full of ancient Roman coins that had been buried under the floor of what was once a living room. This region of France was once populated by a ...