A stunning archaeological breakthrough in the Middle East has brought one of the Holy Land's forgotten cities back into the spotlight. Experts believe they have uncovered the ancient Byzantine-era ...

The Byzantine Christian settlement has been discovered in Jordan, marked on the Madaba Mosaic Map, the oldest surviving ...

Beyond their bronze rams and powerful oars, the formidable warships, the triremes, of ancient Athens harbored a secret weapon ...

The archaeological site of the ancient Byzantine-era Christian settlement of Tharais - lost for centuries - has been found in ...

Napoleon is relatively unusual in western history for aligning himself with Hannibal – not Hannibal’s Roman enemy, Scipio ...

Archaeologists are piecing together vivid 1,800-year-old frescoes from “thousands upon thousands upon thousands” of plaster fragments, with no picture on the box to guide them.

New research shows how Byzantine farmers in the Negev Desert, Israel, used advanced irrigation to sustain wine industry.

A vibrant exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art is showcasing the rich antiquities of Failaka Island through a collection of visual ...

The Grande Bretagne reverted to the Allies in 1944 but still was almost blown up by the Greek Resistance that Christmas. Only news that British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was staying there ...

Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to ...