Investors will come and go. Hobbyists will remain.

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One of the world’s most impressive archaeological sites, Jerash is a mini-Rome that preserves a classical city layout.

Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered a 2,000-year-old tomb near Corinth containing a gold Apollo ring with a healing ...

Class struggle isn’t a modern invention — it’s been with us for thousands of years. Sarah Bond is a professor of classics at ...

To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

Part of a road in Cyprus collapsed, revealing a long-forgotten tomb from about 2,000 years ago, officials said. Photos show ...

Spotting a rare foreigner in the southern Syrian city of Nawa, Khalil approaches with a business proposal: bring him a “very ...

In ancient Rome, the average adult male ate two pounds of grain a day in the form of porridge or bread. The standard measure ...

With gold prices at historic highs, even old jewelry could fetch thousands. Thinking of turning your gold into much-needed cash? Here’s what to know before you sell.

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient sarcophagus depicting a scene familiar to many today: a drinking game.