With the famed ruins of Pompeii looming large in people’s imaginations, many of Italy’s smaller and lesser-known ancient sites often are overlooked. One such place is Paestum, a long-ago Greek colony ...

The three main architectural styles used for temples in ancient Greece were the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian classical orders.

Hygieia was a prominent figure in both ancient Greek and Roman mythology—she was the daughter of Asclepius, the god of ...

What are we learning about the past? Here are three of our most recent eye-catching archaeology stories. →Ancient 'burial' mound on Greek island turns out to be much more unique →Construction near ...

Archaeologists recently discovered a massive 2,000-year-old stone basin in ancient Gabii, Italy, revealing early Roman public architecture from Rome's powerful rival city.

Archaeologists excavating ruins on the uninhabited island of Despotiko found several 2,400-year-old temple statues, photos show. Photo from the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports Entering the temple ...

Egyptian archaeologists unearthed the ruins of a temple for the ancient Greek god Zeus in the Sinai Peninsula, antiquities authorities said Monday. The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said in a ...

Archaeologists in Greece recently excavated the partially submerged ruins of an ancient building. Inside, they found coins, pottery and a statue of a god. Photo from the Ministry of Culture Partially ...