Discover the timeless brilliance of ancient Greek inventions and discoveries, from democracy and the Olympic Games to ...

Eros, the ancient Greek god of love, is captured peacefully asleep in this exquisite sculpture exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum.

A priceless ancient Egyptian wall painting has been stolen from Saqqara’s Khenti-Ka tomb, prompting a major investigation by ...

As U.S. institutions reimagine their programming, some are adopting a new approach: recruiting young people to organize their ...

At The Met, “Divine Egypt” brings a 3,000-year pantheon of gods to life through sculpture, relief, and sacred art.

Only a minority of Greek and Roman children received an education. Those few found themselves in a strange world of poetry and pedantry.

During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great ...

Throughout our history, the magazine’s storytelling has relied on photographers—and on artists such as Fernando Gomez Baptista.