Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Greek building and courtyard on Failaka Island, Kuwait, offering insights into ...

Can you give just a general definition of what's meant by the term the Hellenistic world? The Hellenistic world is that world that was created after the conquests of the near east by Alexander the ...

A lead sling bullet has been discovered in Yavne bearing an inscription showing that it may have belonged to a Greek soldier in the war against the Hasmoneans during the Hellenistic Period, the Israel ...

When Alexander the Great conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire and hauled off the treasures of its royal capitals, he unleashed perhaps the greatest economic stimulus package of all time. The city ...

Authorities in Israel seized hundreds of ancient coins dating to the Hellenistic world, shaped by Alexander the Great.

Greek art and life had always been influenced by other cultures, but the expansion in territory during Alexander the Great's conquests brought greater possibilities for mutual cultural exchanges.

A couple of ancient giants are extending their American debut by two years. The 12-foot-tall Athena and “Fragmentary Colossal Head of a Youth,” both on view in Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of ...

Experts suggest the cave may have been used for ritual offerings, purification ceremonies, or oracle practices, similar to other subterranean sanctuaries in the Greek world. Archaeologists completed ...

A marble sculpture head believed to date back to the Hellenistic period (323-31 BC) has been uncovered in the ancient city of Metropolis in Türkiye’s western city of Izmir. According to a statement by ...