Nymphs offer us more than just stories of sexy nature spirits. They can reveal how ancient people thought about their world ...

The painting shows a gathering of Roman gods and goddesses, tended upon by satyrs and nymphs in a lush forest. Among them are Jupiter (the Roman god of the sky), Neptune (god of the sea), Apollo ...

Samothrace, a small, rocky Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea, has a storied past that belies its diminutive size.

Dolphins in ancient Greece were revered as messengers of the gods and held a divine dimension that has survived through the ...

Such panel designs were a common feature in Roman wall decoration, according to MOLA, but the prevalence of yellow panels was unusual. Similar designs have been identified at only a handful of ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient sarcophagus depicting a scene familiar to many today: a drinking game. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery in a ...