An ancient Roman sarcophagus found in Israel, featuring the Greek god Dionysus and Hercules, looks like a scene straight out ...

The Milesian Tales was a collection of ancient Greek erotic literature written by Aristides of Miletus consisting of short ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus depicting Greek gods Hercules and Dionysus in a drinking ...

The Met's $70 million Michael C. Rockefeller Wing opens with funding from Per Skarstedt, Adam Lindemann, and George Economou.

The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation on Friday announced 20 New York landmarks nominated for historic ...

Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in mosaics ...

Classical elegance and Mediterranean heritage meet daring innovation in the artisanal jewellery of Bulgari, the Rome-based ...

The trick to understanding the real Italy, so I’m learning, is not in Michelangelo’s frescoes or Neapolitan pizza. But in its ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.

The late artist's legacy continues to evolve in conversation with our current discourse on femininity, embodied experiences, ...

An Egyptian court declared St Catherine’s Monastery to be state property, sparking concerns of closure. St Catherine’s is one of the oldest continually functioning monasteries in the world. It was ...

The Third Reich sought to cleanse Germany of "decadent" art. Maybe it's just a history lesson with no relevance ...