The ancient Greeks and Romans built astonishing monuments like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of ...
A striking mixed-media portrait of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill is set to go under the hammer at Wotton ...
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Family and friends coming together for the holidays is the perfect excuse to dust off the ...
The Greek city of Rhodes emerged victorious from a yearlong siege by the Macedonian noble Demetrius Poliorcetes in 304 b.c. To commemorate their city’s resilience, the Rhodians built a towering bronze ...
How archaeologists are rediscovering the ancient world's most marvelous monuments The canonical Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were renowned for their size or splendor and—in all cases—the ...
Diagoras was the first known atheist, whose bold critique of the gods was crucial in shaping early Greek secular thought.