You probably know that the king cobra is the largest venomous snake known to humans, but what if this isn’t entirely true? It ...

Explore how the Greeks turned mysterious fossils into legends of monsters and griffins. From colossal bones displayed in Roman games to fossils inspiring tales of winged beasts, this video reveals the ...

Titan Quest II is an Action/RPG where players will be immersed in the mythological realm of ancient Greece, facing ...

The Greek goddess Chimera, was a monstrous composition of disparate parts that embodied an ancient fear of females.

Feedback is horrified to discover that a fantastical film featuring monsters and witches fails to get its ancient Greek armour quite right ...

These 15 Greek god animals served as sacred symbols and divine messengers in ancient mythology — and their meanings still resonate today.

Archaeologists believe that the stylus was carved to resemble a herm, a type of sculpture in ancient Greece that was often placed at crossroads or in front of temples to ward off evil. Like the stylus ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be like? You don't just have to imagine it. The ancient Roman writer Aulus Gellius, who lived in the 2nd century CE, gives us a ...

Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia Parties in ancient Greece were wild, with evidence of copious alcohol and sex. That’s the popular idea that endures today.

Recent excavations in the ancient Etruscan city of Vulci revealed the head of a marble statue that appears to have Greek influence. The head belongs to a kore, statues made in the images of young ...