Former late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert prompted backlash this week for expressing a view of the afterlife that some ...

A Roman mausoleum, a circular tomb from the first century AD, was unearthed in Apollosa, Italy. Heavy flooding revealed its ...

Glory in Ancient Greece centered on kleos, the pursuit of fame and lasting remembrance after death and mortality.

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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