For the deceased of Roman-era Egypt, Greek literature may have offered a cheat code to a more comfortable afterlife.

The handshake is one of the most ancient and familiar gestures. It has carried many meanings – signalling trust and alliance, ...

An Egyptian mummy, buried 2,000 years ago together with a copy of the epic poem "The Iliad" by the ancient Greek poet Homer, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient Roman graves beneath a thriving Adriatic city, offering a glimpse into life long before ...

The find is incredibly significant, primarily for the discovery of such a papyrus with Greek literary text in its original ...

Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed a sealed packet of the epic poem resting atop a Roman-era mummy, suggesting they may have ...

A remarkable late Roman burial uncovered in Colchester, England, is set to go on public display for the first time, offering a rare and vivid window into life and death in the ancient city.

Found in Egypt, the papyrus confirms that Homer was everywhere in the ancient Mediterranean.

The discovery was made at Oxyrhynchus, an ancient burial site in central Egypt, by a team from the University of Barcelona ...

Archaeologists have found something unexpected inside a 1,600-year-old Roman-era Egyptian mummy: a fragment of Homer’s Iliad.