You can get to Winchester station in under an hour on a direct train from London Waterloo (or a little over an hour if you ...

It has always been a dream to return here,” said Abu Hamza, one of the few visitors to Palmyra since last month’s downfall of the Syrian regime. “Now, even the stones hav ...

F or centuries, Rome, Italy, has been a city of great importance. Once the center of the ancient Roman empire, today it’s one of the most popular cities in the world for tourist ...

Even arch-brutalist Ernö Goldfinger ... The pull-handle on the door that greets the visitor is inscribed with a quote from Heraclitus, in Ancient Greek, about the world being a unity of diversity, ...

A Roman-era bridge was discovered in the ancient city of Elefsina, west of Athens during works for a suburban railway line.

Archaeologists recently found an ancient Roman helmet in an unusual location, a Danish village. Vejle Museums announced the discovery of numerous ancient artifacts, including the Roman armor ...

The ancient canvas highlighted a forgery case in ancient Rome. The document itself—which went unnoticed for decades, until a professor realized that it had been misclassified—is written in a ...

A tiny Roman lock made of gold was recently discovered in a German field. It was once damaged, but experts reconstructed the locking mechanism to see that it would have worked well. The miniature ...

How do prosperous, seemingly stable governments fall into authoritarianism? With Donald Trump’s inauguration as president on Monday, we contemplate the impact his administration could have on ...

The cache included swords, spears, lances and chainmail. Researchers think these items may have been buried as part of a ceremony or sacrifice Sonja Anderson The discovery might illuminate the ...

This type of artificial pigment dates back over 5,000 years to ancient Egypt and was popular in the Roman Empire. The block of blue pigment measured about 6 inches tall and weighed just over 5 ...