Ancient Greece is known for its mythology, which enshrined tales of mighty warriors, here are the finest that Greek mythology ...

Ancestor worship was important and similar to the Shang dynasty in China and also the ancient Egyptians ... The dozens of deities (gods) controlled every part of the world. They were closely ...

The discovery of Napoleon’s 3-cm penis invites a deeper discussion about male identity and the perception of power throughout ...

One statue is a combination of Zeus and Oromasdes (Ahura Mazda), supreme gods ... another part of the inscription quoted above, the monument is called a hierothesion, a word that in ancient ...

In their scepticism and uncompromising honesty, they remain among the most modern of India’s ancient thinkers.

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a peculiar ancient stone slab in Iraq depicting an Assyrian emperor from the seventh century BC surrounded by deities worshipped in the Mesopotamian civilisation.

Volunteers working at an ancient Roman fort discovered a relief of a goddess in the rubble, officials said. Screengrab from ...