In the Algerian desert, dazzling alfresco galleries provide an eloquent record of ancient civilizations ... s largest concentrations of ancient rock art. The region is a geological wonderland ...

Spartans were devoted to all kinds of pleasurable pursuits, particularly the arts: It is widely believed ... central to many poetic traditions, from ancient Rome to medieval France to Renaissance ...

In an exhibition on ancient Egyptian-inspired fashion at the Cleveland Museum of Art, a relief depicts the ... find ignited the West’s interest in a civilization that dominated the world for ...