Many of the oldest inhabited cities in Greece are still standing against all odds. They have survived to this day to tell the ...

The history of the marathon's distance is rooted in the very spirit for which the Olympics were created, and an event that occurred in 1908.

Likely a Roman copy of an earlier (~300 BCE) Hellenistic painting by Philoxenus of Eretria, the mosaic is a scene of chaos, terror, and victory. It portrays a climactic moment in which Alexander ...

The mosaic, thought to be a Roman copy of an earlier Hellenistic painting by Philoxenus of Eretria, portrays a pivotal moment in the battle. At its center is Alexander, young and determined ...

The Alexander Mosaic in the Archaeological Museum of Naples. Credit: ho visto nina volare / Wikimedia Commons The Alexander Mosaic, housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN), is ...