Gyms (gymnasiums) in Ancient Greece were vibrant communal hubs where elite men forged identities through exercise and philosophical debates.

For centuries, real dead bodies inspired great artists and science illustrators alike. A new exhibition reveals the dark ...

Over centuries, artists and censors have employed the humble fig leaf to cover the penis – including on Michelangelo’s ...

Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried ...

Some of the world’s earliest-known graffiti artists in Italy carved into rock tens of thousands of images from the mundane to the mystical, recording scenes from the twilight of the Stone Age to the ...

Calliope Callisto Clark and the Search for Wisdom introduces timeless philosophy through the relatable story of a girl ...

From the mischievous Cupid of Roman art to Plato’s lofty ideas of Platonic love, Greek and Roman literature reveals a complex, often chaotic view of romance. Poets like Ovid and Sulpicia chronicled ...

This month, the former contemporary curator celebrates a decade at the helm of the city’s largest cultural institution.

Most people can picture the Grim Reaper instantly: a robed skeleton, face hidden, scythe angled like a verdict. That image feels ancient because it borrows from older death-figures, but the “full ...

What did ancient Greeks wear in the winter? A natural question as all statues of Greeks in antiquity depict them dressed in ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a reference in his charged World Economic Forum speech in Davos, Switzerland, that was not lost on Michael Carter. The Brock University Professor of Classics ...