Herodes Atticus' projects shaped 2nd-century Greece, blending rhetoric, philanthropy and architecture in a legacy of lasting impact.

The catapult was an ancient siege machine that could hurl heavy objects or shoot arrows with great force and for considerable distances. Some catapults could throw stones weighing as much as 350 ...

When we read about the lives of people from the ancient past ... The simplest form of facial reconstruction involves adding realistic-looking skin, eyes and hair to Greek or Roman busts.

Discoveries of ancient artifacts are relatively common in Greece, often unearthed during construction projects. A headless statue believed to be 2,000 years old has been found inside a black ...