Amazons fight Greeks on a terra-cotta lekythos (oil flask) from the fifth century B.C. Amazon battle scenes, known as Amazonomachy, were popular in ancient Greek art. Metropolitan Museum, New York ...

Bodies, potentially decaying, were a more common sight in ancient Rome than now. Suetonius, writing in the first century CE, ...

The first is ΟΔΥCCEOC, the Greek genitive (i.e. possessive or attributive) case of Odysseus which suggests a writer referring to the location as the hero’s palace or temple.

The collection spans over two millennia of history, featuring ancient coins from the Kingdom of Macedonia dating as far back as 336-323 BC. Among the most significant pieces are near-complete series ...

The eBay seller is hoping to cash in on this by listing their "vintage 1971 new pence coin" for sale for £15,086.72 or best offer. Postage costs an additional £10.95.

Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led to her collection of over 130 coins. The sale of the coins was handled by New York auction house Doyle.

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week. Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led ...

An eBay seller in King's Lynn is hoping to cash in on this by listing their "vintage 1971 new pence coin" for sale for £15,086.72 or best offer. READ MORE: 50p coin being sold for more than £ ...

A Metal Detectorist Found an Ancient Gold Coin That May Mark the Rise of Christianity “The new coin straddles two eras, the Pagan and the Christian.” ...

The coin has been listed on the auction website eBay with a 'buy it now' price of £299. The coin is described as 'rare' by the seller on e-Bay although Royal Mint figures show that 10,300,000 ...

Ancient Greek physicians believed that the full moon could disturb the balance of the brain, triggering madness in the vulnerable. Credit: wikimedia commons / George Spanoudakis CC BY 4.0 Ancient ...