A cache of Byzantine-era gold coins and pearl-inlaid earrings dating back over 1,500 years was unearthed by archaeologists at ...

Each Greek and Roman coin is a window into ancient history. This video uses a selection of especially intriguing coins to explore how numismatic evidence illuminates the classical world.

The Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, are twin heroes of ancient Greek myth symbolizing brotherhood, courage, and divine guidance.

Gitana was the second, and one of the most important, capitals and political centers of Ancient Thesprotia, a region in ...

The largest coins in the collection are two bronze Roman sestertii from the first decades of the Common Era. One depicts ...

The strange and powerful symbol at the heart of one of history’s greatest temples reveals the importance of the goddess ...

Among the most valuable coins in history, certain pieces stand out not only for their rarity but also for their historical ...

Cleopatra VII is one of those historical figures whose name sparks instant recognition, but how much do we really know about ...

The word “diadem” comes from the ancient Greek term diádēma, meaning “band” or “fillet,” which itself derives from diadein — ...

The redesign of the Western Range of the British Museum, announced earlier this year, is the latest stage of a 272-year-long ...

A team from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has discovered a sealed lead capsule hidden within the foundations of an early 20th-century villa in central Alexandria.