According to Roman mythology, what was the origin of the Latin alphabet? What was its alleged connection to the script of the Greeks?

Ancient myths and legends have fascinated artists and writers long after the civilizations that produced them collapsed. For ...

The only surviving ancient Roman cookbook reveals the ancient origins behind Europe’s most iconic dishes and flavors.

Nearly 60 works from the famed Torlonia Collection are on view in Chicago.

Doctoral student Mutsumi Okabe was hosted by Meadows’ Department of Art History this spring to further her research in ...

Greek vessels including the amphora, kylix and krater were functional but also could be elaborate works of art.

It’s amazing what can be found at the bottom of people’s gardens. The severed marble head of an unknown Roman philosopher, ...

The Chicago-born pontiff—the new spiritual leader of 1.3 billion Catholics and the proprietor in trust of the great art and ...

Since the late 1980s, archaeologists have been working at the site of the ancient city of Zeugma in eastern Turkey -- founded ...

Body: late 1st century, Roman, Imperial period ... elemental connection to a favored age of ancient Greek art. Works like this don’t often travel, and not just because they are privately ...

Participating food trucks include Cold Stone Creamery, Cousins Maine Lobster, Cubita Truck, Dags Dippers, Empanada Mania, ...