ArtNet News reports that a portrait of the Byzantine emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos was discovered during restoration ...

Over Two Dozen 2,300 Years Old Bronze Statues Covered by 6,000 Coins Discovered, Thermal Baths Helped Preserve Them ...

The remains of ancient bronze statues, including sculpted snakes up to 35 inches long, have been found within a hot spring in Italy.

Constantine XI Palaiologos's rule as Byzantine Emperor was brief, and his death coincided with the fall of Constantinople.

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Thanks to its profound depiction of redemption and damnation, the fresco by Italian sculptor and artist Michelangelo ...

EAMONN Holmes has told pals that he plans to marry girlfriend Katie Alexander. The TV host — divorcing Ruth Langsford — spoke ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister, after a historic parliamentary ...

The great 16th century legal scholar Rabbi Yosef Karo posed a startling question concerning why Hanukkah is celebrated for ...

From a marble god stashed in a sewer to a mysterious ancient object whose use has been lost to time, the best archaeological ...

The life of the Scottish aristocrat who went down in history as the perpetrator of the barbaric theft of the Parthenon ...

The ancient Acropolis has loomed over the Greek city of Athens for more than 3000 years as a defensive citadel, temple ...