After boasting of her beauty to the Nereids or sea nymphs, she is punished rather harshly in my view by Poseidon and finds herself tethered to the north star Polaris to spin around it for perpetuity ...

New behind-the-scenes photos from the production of Christopher Nolan's upcoming blockbuster, The Odyssey, hint at who ...

Home to some of the world’s most extraordinary artifacts, from the Rosetta Stone to the Elgin Marbles, the British Museum is ...

Climbing the Acropolis, communing with the druids at Stonehenge, or marvelling at the sprawling remains of Pompeii — ...

The Rod of Asclepius is a striking emblem: a simple staff with a lone snake coiled around it, universally acknowledged as a symbol of medicine and healing.

Rome: first century AD, the republic is gone and with it the people’s influence in who governs them. Lavish gladiatorial ...

Official history asserts that the Jewish people have existed continuously from the time of Abraham to the present day, thanks ...

SUMMER SOIREES: You know summer has arrived when hand fans start making an appearance at Delhi parties. With the rising ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a large multi-story building alongside a way station for those traveling between the Dead Sea ...

The new film "Death of a Unicorn," starring Jenna Ortega, features the mythical beast as a brutal killer. From purity to ...

During spring break, two newly minted travel courses brought students to Greece and the Galapagos with the help of donor funding.

Greek divers found a shipwreck in 1900 with a 2,100-year-old ancient device so sophisticated that researchers have only ...