Featured artefacts from The British Museum’s world-famous collection include the double-headed serpent of the Aztecs, the ...

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A Roman silver coin hoard worth almost the same as a legionary's monthly wage in the 2nd Century has been uncovered by a ...

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The same force that paved the way for the Greek Golden Age sowed the seeds of its political collapse: individualism.

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the ...