An ancient Roman sarcophagus found in Israel, featuring the Greek god Dionysus and Hercules, looks like a scene straight out of a movie.

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered a Roman sarcophagus in Caesarea, which showing a drinking contest between Dionysus ...

This sarcophagus offers an unusual perspective of the idea of death—not as an end, but as the beginning of a new path.” ...

Archaeologists believe that a wealthy family that enjoyed a rousing lifestyle commissioned the piece to reflect their ...

Archaeologists have discovered two temples, one buried atop the other, in the ancient megacity of Girsu in Iraq. One temple is linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great.

Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in ...

One famous ancient Greek mythological hero, Hercules, is associated with the constellation Leo due to the first of his twelve divine labors. Hercules was tasked with defeating the Nemean Lion, an ...

Ancient Romans had their own origin story involving Hercules. In Book 9 of Ovid’s Metamorphoses , the river god Achelous describes transforming into a bull during a battle with Hercules, who ...

Archaeologists have discovered two temples, one buried atop the other, in the ancient megacity of Girsu in Iraq. One temple is linked to Hercules and Alexander the Great.