The prospect of rising from the fog of holiday hustle, bustle and feasts to contemplate how to do better next year is ...

To the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome Statues and artifacts representing the mythical beauty in Edgar Allan Poe famous words wi ...

In ancient Greece people enjoyed chilled wine at social gatherings using specially designed cooling pots called psykter.

Many Chinese people with a Buddhist background know the Leshan Buddha ... many legends believe that there are many Buddhist ...

Many different civilizations have risen in the Near East over the millennia and each had their own unique religion, though ...

Sophists in ancient Greece were professional educators and intellectuals. Their teachings emphasized public speaking and ...

The sculptural arts are one of the gems of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Residents in North China’s Shanxi ...

The busts, or portraitures depicting real or realistic looking people, are one of the major contributions that ancient Roman ...

“ Wicked ” is one of several versions of the Wizard of Oz story told from different perspectives — including Dorothy’s in the original “The Wizard of Oz” film and the wizard’s in the film “Oz, the ...

The quipu is a traditional Andean counting device that uses colored strings and knots in lieu of paper and numbers.

Age-old treasures around the world you’re highly unlikely to ever see in person, whether they're out of bounds due to their ...