One of only three surviving Byzantine crowns, it depicts a man and two sisters who jointly ruled the empire in the 11th century.

Several important and beautiful discoveries of Mycenaean gold objects have been made by archaeologists, particularly in royal ...

At Opis, Alexander the Great confronted a mutiny of his army, caused by simmering tensions between the Macedonians and ...

From the time of Pope Benedict XV (1914-1922), popes have worn the Stole of the Four Evangelists, embroidered in gold with the images of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

There are close ties between the Monarchy and the UK monetary system. These can be seen, for example, in the title of the 'Royal Mint' and the representation of the monarch on all circulating British ...

A DISCOVEBY, which would seem to be remarkable even in the annals of Mediterranean archaeology for the quantity of objects of gold brought to light, is reported from Delphi, where excavations have ...

Cleopatra was a daughter of Egypt – part of the Macedonian-Greek-Ptolemaic Dynasty that had ruled since the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. Queen of Egypt, Cyrene and Cyprus, she was renowned ...

The ornate gold necklace is dated to the Hellenistic Period, a time, Solomon explained, when Greek culture became “very opulent,” previous metals were greatly valued and jewelry as a whole was ...

The exhibition ‘Art in Gold: Jewellery in Hellenistic Times’ is continuing to dazzle visitors to the Benaki Museum in Kolonaki, where it will be shown until the end of April 2025. The exhibition ...

Archeologists uncovered a heroon—a funerary monument to an Ancient Greek hero—near the modern Greek city of Aigio in the Peloponnese. Located in the ancient city of Rypes (initially settled by ...

Archaeologists Reveal Ancient Greek Monument With Gold Artifacts Published Dec 11, 2024 at 3:35 PM EST Updated Dec 11, 2024 at 10:00 PM EST By Aristos Georgiou ...