No other classic text has left such a mark on how we tell stories, create theatre, and structure film. But what does it actually say?

Travellers have always faced health hazards when far from home. Here’s what medieval people believed would keep them healthy.

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ABSTRACT. This article explores the intersection of sensory perception, emotional experience, and ritual practice within the ancient Eleusinian Mysteries,

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We interview Jenny Williamson, the fabulous co-host of Ancient History Fangirl, about her new historical romantasy, Enemy of my Dreams.

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Trump’s coin is nothing new. In a pre-social media world, coins were the ultimate propaganda tool.

Trump’s coin is nothing new. In a pre-social media world, coins were the ultimate propaganda tool.

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Tattoos were a prevalent art form in pre-Hispanic South America exemplified by mummified human remains with preserved skin decoration that reflects...

A captivating five-episode Podcast Series drawing on the latest research in human evolution, in collaboration between the University of Sydney, BreakThru Productions, and the Australian Museum.

​Margaret Hallo Beattie (16 December 1942 to 13 April 2021) taught Greek and Roman History and Latin at Macquarie University from 1973 until 1992, during which time she was a long-term editor of...

A huge private bathhouse is found after lying hidden for 2,000 years under volcanic rock and ash.

Thermal bath complex is latest discovery among ruins of Italian city destroyed by Vesuvius eruption in AD79

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Beset by colonial controversy, difficult finances and the discovery of a thief on the inside, Britain’s most visited museum is in deep trouble. Can it restore its reputation?

David Levene goes inside the British Museum, visiting its storage facilities, seeing its teams at work – and climbing on the roof

The mutatio, on Ermin Street linking Silchester and Gloucester, would have provided a place for travellers to rest or change horses

The Casa della Gemma is one of several buildings in the archaeological park in Campania, Italy, that are being made accessible for a limited period each year

Archaeologists discovered the second known example of Medieval Nubian tattoos in Sudan, bringing us closer to unraveling the art form’s longer history.

The archaeological sites of Kerameikos and the Ancient Agora in Athens are set to welcome all visitors by year-end with inclusive renovations.