This career-spanning exhibition in Venice was inspired by the role religion played in classical art history.

The ancient Kush city of Jebel Barkal rose up in the Nile River Valley starting around 2000 BCE. New research dug deep to ...

Up and down the country are the sites of epic battles, mysterious ancient monuments and ruins from bygone eras. Discover a selection of English Heritage sites in your area with our bumper guide ...

Archaeologists in France uncovered fragments of a 2nd-century CE life-size mural of Greek hero Achilles in a Roman home near ...

Roman temples were not just places of prayer, but powerful public spaces where religion, politics, authority, and daily life all came together. The real significance of these buildings was that they ...

If you have binoculars, you may even spot some of Jupiter’s largest moons as tiny pinpoints beside the planet NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty A waxing crescent moon and Jupiter will appear close together ...

When the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meets in July 2026 to review potential candidates, Türkiye is almost certain to gain a new entry, one that is shedding light on a mysterious ancient war cult ...

The Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek. Part of the legendary “Sun City” that was rebuilt by Alexander the Great. Credit: Lodo Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 2.0 The ancient Sun City of Baalbek in Lebanon still ...

Look to the east at sunset tonight (March 26) to see the half-lit form of the waxing gibbous moon shining close to the gas giant Jupiter in the evening sky, as the bright stars of the constellation ...

Jupiter’s colossal storms generate lightning flashes at least 100 times more powerful than those on Earth, according to scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The findings were ...

A rare visit to a Khmer temple on Thailand and Cambodia’s border showed how deadly clashes between the two countries have scarred a heritage site. The Preah Vihear temple has for decades been a symbol ...