One of the plaster casts currently in the Allard Pierson in Amsterdam is of a relief that depicts a group of warriors engaged in a dance.

The last king of Egypt’s New Kingdom managed to stave off threats from without before being brought down by a conspiracy from within.

Many mosaics from Pompeii are on display in the archaeological museum of Naples, including one that depicts a lion attacking a leopard.

Arsinoe II, daughter of Ptolemy I and an enduring figure of the Lagid dynasty, became the model for succeeding Ptolemaic queens.

Many ancient Greek and Roman epics were left either unfinished or had enough loose strings to warrant continuation by later writers.

It’s been a while, but we finally head off to Phocis, where we explore the Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi and meet the Oracle.

While preparing his latest book review for Ancient World Magazine, Joshua Hall found himself asking the question, “Why do we do it?”

There were all sorts of different types of ancient Greek pottery. Let’s examine the hydria, a vessel used for transporting and pouring water.

Recent studies, like the edited volume under review, examine the far-reaching trade networks that existed in the Indian Ocean.

Stories about people who run away usually focus on their adventures. But Lucian provides us with a view from the home front when a young person takes an unexpected trip.