On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an archaeological site named for a mound roughly in the shape of a horseshoe, or ...

Greek vessels including the amphora, kylix and krater were functional but also could be elaborate works of art.

The Greeks pretty much invented the theatre. Thousands of people packed the hillside arena of ancient Athens to watch ... The Greeks' trademark red and black pottery was very fashionable, and ...

An entire ancient Egyptian settlement from the New Kingdom, also known as the Golden Age of Egypt, surfaced from beneath Greek ruins ... of a temple and pottery including an amphora and a grape ...