Hidden beneath volcanic ash for nearly 2,000 years, a Roman estate near Naples has revealed breathtaking frescoes depicting ...

Coin weights were the pocket-sized guardians of fair trade. Before modern banking, coin weights ensured fair transactions and ...

Scientists have uncovered shocking evidence that Earth's first life thrived in volcanic hellscapes 2.75 billion years ...

Archaeologists working in Teos, an ancient Greek city located in modern-day Turkey, have uncovered a wealth of ...

With its vivid turquoise, green and blue waters, it’s no surprise Lake Salda is often promoted as the “Maldives of Turkey.” ...

Restoration work on the amphitheater in the Ancient Greek city of Laodicea, located in the ancient area of Smyrna, has now been completed.

Over time, gold transformed from a decorative metal into an essential component of the economy, leaving a legacy that ...

In the middle of the sixth century B.C., King Croesus of Lydia minted the world's first gold coin. Known as a stater or ...

Soon after Croesus invented modern coinage, the idea was adopted throughout the ancient world. Although Croesus lost the kingdom of Lydia to Persia during the Siege of Sardis in 546 B.C., his name ...

Unique Ancient Greek ceramic figures along with a 2,500-year-old ... During the 6th century, Klazomenai was attacked by the King Alyattes of Lydia. In the 5th century, the town was for some time ...

Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is ...

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Malvern East woman Lydia. The 45-year-old was last seen leaving her address on Malvern Road in a white 2017 Kia Sorento wagon, ...