Near the start of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, there was a massive but largely forgotten battle between the Greeks and the ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen ...

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient Greek and Egyptian artifacts in Megiddo, supporting biblical accounts of a historic ...

The handful animal ghosts in the ancient world are often depicted not as friendly visitors but as mere tools for humans – and ...

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an Egyptian army where an Israelite king was killed. The discoveries at Megiddo, ...

Aesop was my first author. I was 6 when I received a beautifully illustrated anthology — I read it forward and back. The mainly cautionary and instructive anecdotes ...

The Battle of Salamis was one of the decisive battles of world history, in which the small city-states of ancient Greece joined forces to take on the mighty Persian Empire.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Protesters launched gasoline bombs and fireworks in clashes with police outside Greece’s parliament late Wednesday, in renewed nationwide protests calling for politicians to be ...

There were no immediate reports of injuries or arrests. The fierce clashes erupted hours after opposition parties challenged Greece's center-right government with a no-confidence motion in parliament.