ancient Egypt

A Taste of Byzantium

Food of the angels.

Lisa Guzzetta | July 14, 2014

This woman is still beautiful and self-assured, 2,000 years after her portrait was painted.

Steve Saldivar | July 7, 2014

In the kitchen with the Byzantines.

Robin Trento | April 16, 2014

Food and sex are the most basic human drives

Maite Gomez-Rejón | February 13, 2014

How did a 19th century scholar misidentify an Aztec sculpture as Egyptian?

Peter Bonfitto | January 13, 2014

Newly cleaned and conserved at the Getty Villa, this monumental Roman statue will go on view October 16.

An ancient depiction of a classroom and the mysterious marked letters on a scroll; but what do these letters mean?

David Saunders | July 31, 2013

The mysterious cults of ancient Greek religion.

Erin Branham | March 20, 2013

The volcanic melodrama paints a picture of a decadent and sinful Pompeii, ready to end.

Annelisa Stephan | August 24, 2012

Visitors explore the mummy of Herakleides and make their own model mummies.

Avantika Kumar | August 15, 2012

Make your own sexy scents inspired by the recipes of the ancients.

Erin Branham | May 1, 2012

Mighty sieges and human follies. The bravado of warriors and the rages and schemes of gods. The Iliad, one of the best-told epics of... Read More

Jessica Portner | April 22, 2011