In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called ...

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The real reason why ancient statues always seem to be naked has finally been uncovered ...

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Researchers have uncovered the world’s oldest known cave art—a 67,800-year-old hand stencil in Indonesia. The unusual, ...

A survey of this giant of Renaissance art opens this month at the Met. Three experts show us why he matters as much as ...

A hiker recently noticed an out-of-place object in his path while trekking through the hills of Mallorca, Spain. After ...