The Antikythera Mechanism was a hand-cranked system of interlocking bronze gears designed to model the heavens. Turning the crank revealed the positions of the Sun, Moon, and the five planets visible ...

One Sculpture Is to Remain on Long-Term Loan, Enabling the Museum To Share Its Complete History With the Public ...

A new catalogue in four volumes explores the extraordinary riches of the sculpture in the Royal Collection. Its author, Sir Jonathan Marsden, selects 10 of his favourite works that reflect the ...

An Attic marble votive relief dating to the second half of the 4th century BC, along with five bronze anthropomorphic figurines that were in the possession of the company Robin Symes Limited, ...

Ancient Greek athletes used a variety of training methods to prepare for the Olympic Games and other such contests.

Darwin is home to the largest Kalymnian expat community in the world and my family is part of it. Last year, I travelled to ...

Ancient Rhodes was not merely an island; it was a sophisticated maritime power that defined the Hellenistic world.

Archaeologists working in Rome have unearthed a sacred shrine devoted to Hercules. The discovery was buried beneath thick ...

A sacred shrine dedicated to Hercules containing bronze statues depicting the ancient Greek hero has been discovered by ...

Police on Sunday asked the public to help investigators find a portion of a bronze statue of a woman and a girl titled "Happiness" that was stolen on Dec. 6 from its location on a center median in the ...

DETROIT — After more than 10 years of planning, a giant bronze statue of RoboCop has finally been erected in Detroit. Fans were so excited that many came out during a snowstorm to see it. The statue ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Fourteen years ago, in a moment of internet virality that feels ancient by modern standards, the ...