One of the most popular tales among the fables of Aesop centers on a race between the tortoise and the hare, and this story ...

The colossal gold and ivory statue of the goddess Athena, in the Parthenon on the Acropolis, was stripped of its gold which ...

Archaeologists in Greece have unearthed a heroon filled with gold jewelry, offering a glimpse into the lives of the ancient ...

The ancient Greek queen Agathoclea became ruler of Punjab, India, setting the precedence for later female sovereigns in India ...

Made from limestone and measuring about 55 feet in length, it is believed to be the tomb of an ancient hero, according to a ...

Ancient statues, coins, jewels and still-intact eggs from Roman and Etruscan times have been recovered from thermal baths in ...

A gold coin from the first century B.C.E. featuring Brutus, the close ally and assassin of Julius Caesar, is anticipated to ...

A number of Byzantine coins discovered in China and Japan indicate that there was a trade link between the Byzantine Empire ...

The ruins of an ancient Greek monument — filled with gold and ... and a necklace decorated with lion motifs. A gold ring, a coin and a scepter depicting a winged cupid were also unearthed.

Global Coin introduces two extraordinary ancient coins—the Judaea Biblical "Widow's Mite" Lepton and the Three Wise Men ...