The mosaic shows a pair of lovers who are partially undressed. The tile may have been in a bedroom floor, Pompeii officials said.

It might not be widely known but the ancient Greeks placed great importance on the way they looked and therefore their physical beauty.

The charred scrolls of Herculaneum, buried under the ash of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, were long thought to be undecipherable. But new technology has allowed researchers to see what’s ...

For ancient Greeks, every waterway was protected by nymphs. They were invariably ageless young girls who existed even before ...

An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...