Smaller penises are no longer perceived as a sign of intellectual eminence, and for many, large penises are considered a sign ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman sewer last week made a spectacular discovery—a nearly complete marble statue of a Greek god. The statue stands about 6 feet 8 inches tall, and the ...

Ancient Greek temples positioned around the Agora were dedicated to patron gods like Athena for Athens and Zeus for Olympia.

A legal fight over whether a prized ancient Greek statue at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles should be returned to Italy will head to Europe's highest court, an attorney said Friday in Rome.

Tsakonika, the language of ancient Sparta, still survives today, despite the ravages of time and the many reversals of ...

Ramses the Great is credited with expanding Egypt's reach as far as modern Syria to the east and Sudan to the south.

Inside stood a giant statue of Athena ... Looking for more content on Ancient Greece to share with your students? This collection of short videos is about Ancient Greek civilisation and some ...

At one point, Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior, withdrew from battle ... physical training and sporting games played. An ancient Greek statue of Heracles. [Photo provided to China Daily ...

The playwright Euripides introduces us to the various forms of Ancient Greek architecture ... Inside was a 12-metre-high gold and ivory statue of the goddess Athena. All of our important buildings ...

There are many reasons an ancient statue might accidentally lose its head — and some for its head to be severed on purpose. When a museum displays a piece of art, they generally try to show the ...

The neck is a relatively fragile part of a statue, and it is often damaged when it is moved around the world for exhibitions or donations. It is said that the ancient Romans also intentionally ...