Rome and Ostia to this day are pockmarked with remnants of Jewish heritage: a menorah on the bas-relief of the first-century ...

As they worked, the team uncovered a smaller rectangular room with a wide set of steps leading down to a well. Archaeologists identified it as an ancient Jewish ritual bath, known as a mikveh, dating ...

Research shows that statues were impregnated with fragrances, challenging the perception of sculpture as a purely visual art ...

These visionaries transformed mime into the art form we recognize today, focusing on the power of body movement and facial ...

Before vision boards and TikTok affirmations, ancient cultures also believed that the power of thought could reshape their ...

The second was a more sweeping memo that recognizes only two sexes in federal records and policies. In the ancient Roman world, which I study, biological sex and gender expression did not always line ...

The origin of the Huns in fourth-century Europe has long been debated, but centuries-old DNA has revealed their diverse backgrounds.

Mime theatre, one of the oldest forms of performance art, has evolved significantly over centuries, adapting to cultural shifts while retaining its essence of storytelling through movement, expression ...

Now a popular tourist destination along the Adriatic coast, Rimini—or Ariminum in ancient times—had been a major Roman town for centuries, and the modern city is strewn with monuments from ...

The yellowed and sometimes barely legible pages of 16 th-century texts speak of disaster after disaster—from the Black Death to locust invasions to a period of intense climate change that ...

An "exceptionally rare" Roman-era helmet was found in Denmark, along with a significant hoard of weapons. They were found strategically placed within the postholes of two ancient houses at Losning ...