There is an art to rivalry. Mastering its rules has, since ancient times, shaped cultural history over millennia.

Antiques expert Andrew Blackall has revealed the dog collars, portraits and sculptures that are worth millions of pounds - do you have any of these?

The museum campus – the largest devoted to a single civilisation – took more than 20 years to build. Read more at ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Roman mosaic depicting a long-lost Trojan War narrative, including the weighing of ...

The humble plant that grows in the Nile had a huge impact on the written word in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome and thereby on the cultures of the rest of the world. A small museum in Cairo shows how ...

Myles Connor is one of the very few people alive to have come out ahead after lifting an artwork from the wall of a museum, ...

Pope Leo XIV's Augustinian order once performed green-fingered, dragon-slaying miracles. Dr Krisztina Ilko rediscovers their ...

A newfound mosaic draws inspiration from "Phrygians," a play by the Athenian playwright Aeschylus that survives only in bits ...

What looks like a tiny dot on the map turns out to be one of the most remarkable places in Europe, where centuries of faith and culture sit side by side ...

The Armour-Stiner Octagon House in Irvington, New York, is a whimsical example of a 19th-century, eight-sided mansion.

Step back in time as you wander from the majestic ramparts to the hushed streets of the Judería, where every stone tells a story about Segovia's rich history. Ascend the weathered walls that crown the ...