The Glyptotek also acquired several high-profile loans for the exhibition, including three rare tunics which have never ...

Exploring the Origins of ClothingPrehistoric clothing is difficult to trace because the fabric itself rarely survives. We ...

According to one account, the association between horns and infidelity dates back to 12th-century Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). As the story goes, Emperor Comnenus would abduct the wives of ...

A famous story about the etymology of salaryThe English word "salary," which means wages. Have you ever heard this story ...

Artworks depicting the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, have long been branded obscene. How did she become one of the most controversial figures in the history of art?

Israel Museum traces the lives of children through 500,000 years of artifacts: 'What’s amazing about these toys is how ...

The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen opened back in 1897, but it still reflects the grandiose tastes of its founder, the brewer and collector Carl Jacobsen. His Belle-Époque passion for classical ...

The restoration of the 2nd-century A.D. painting, housed at the Egyptian Museum, was unveiled in Cairo. The work will be on ...

On the left bank of the Dniester Estuary, amid the steppe expanses of the Black Sea region, lies Ovidopol—a village with an ...

Mass is offered in Rome on Sept. 7, 2017, to mark the 10th anniversary of Summorum Pontificum. (photo: Pigama / Shutterstock) ...

And it’s even cooler than most cool things because you have to wait until you’re 18 before you’re allowed to vote. It’s a big ...

A trip to ancient Rome would require more than curiosity. Food, language, money, clothing, disease, and social rules would decide whether a time traveler could survive the empire at all.