Cape Town Opera delivers a superb production of one of opera’s true classics, Aida. This production reimagines the setting in an African futurist time and landscape.

The latter is all about philosophical mysteries and Masonic symbols in an imaginary Egypt ... Almost every production of Aida has monumental, ancient Egyptian sets filled with pyramids and ...

We may not have a 'National Treasure 3' yet, but we do have Guy Ritchie's 'Fountain of Youth' to satisfy the itch.

A secret society with sinister symbols including skeletons and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, secret initiation ceremonies, obscure Latin phrases connected with alchemy and strange costumes. Some ...

The one-time head of security for pop star Rihanna, who drew "ancient symbols" on the ground outside a garda station to "remove evil spirits", has had his conviction for criminal damage overturned ...

Analyses showed that the bread was made with coarsely ground emmer flour, an ancient variety of wheat, and lentil seeds, with the leaf of an as yet undetermined plant used as yeast. Ancient emmer ...

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An earthquake in Croatia led to a chain of events that helped archaeologists recently discover an ancient Roman theater, officials say. Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and Media announced the find ...

Ancient Romans carved their gods on the granite surfaces; Christians later added their own symbols. According to one legend, the menhirs are the rocky remains of an army of pagans who chased St ...

The statues were rigid, and often standing up straight with neutral facial expressions—this is a far cry from the soft, airy Greek statues we most associate with the ancient culture. By 500 B.C ...